Petition · past parliament
Any MP resigning their party whip must resign and trigger a by-election
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
In February 2019 8 Labour MPs and 3 Conservative MPs resigned to form a new grouping. This new grouping has little in common with the policies on which they were elected. As such they should trigger a by-election to ensure their constituents' views are fairly represented in Parliament.
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 |
| 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.