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Petition · past parliament

If a MP leaves a party they were elected under, local election is mandatory

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Following defectors from both two main parties, these MP's no longer stand for what they were elected under. Any MP leaving a common set of ideals to independently represent the people should face the vote of the people. This is democracy.

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

21 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Feb 2019

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