MPs who resign from their party should have to step down from their seats

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

In the event an MP decides to resign from a party they should automatically face a by election as they were voted in under a party mandate.

These actions damage public confidence in parliament at a time when confidence is already at its lowest. If these MPs wish to stand as independent then they must be voted in as independent not change mid term as it makes a mockery to parliament and our voting system.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Feb 2019

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