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Petition · past parliament

Enforce deselection of MP who leaves the party they were elected to represent

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Whilst calling themselves ‘independents’ there is little doubt that this is a ‘body of MP’s with a common purpose / mandate. Due process for the formation of a political party has not been undertaken and these disaffections should be seen as resignations from public office.

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
25 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Feb 2019

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