Petition · past parliament
Make it a legal requirement for a by-election when an MP defects their party.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
MP's are elected to be the constituencies representative of a particular political party, if they defect to a different political party or go Independent, they no longer represent the constituencies political party and a by-election should be a legal requirement.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 20 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.