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Petition · past parliament

Automatic by-election if MPs resigns from their current party

Rejected 22 signatures

What the petition asks

If a Member of Parliament decides to leave the party they were elected under, then they should be required to call a by-election and stand as an independent or for another party.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Automatic by-election if an MP resigns membership of their political party

Timeline

19 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
22 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 22
Status Rejected
Rejected 22 Feb 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.