Petition · past parliament
Make MPs who leave their party automatically face a local by election
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Over the past 48 hours several MPs have left their respective parties, and no longer represent the manifesto pledges of the party that their constituencies voted for in the last General Election. Therefore if an MP chooses to leave their party, they must automatically face a by election.
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.