Petition · past parliament

Mandatory by-election when an MP resigns from their party.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

As we have seen over the last few days, 11 MPs have formed a new group in Parliament. All of whom have gone against the manifestos they were elected under. These MPs have left their constituents disenfranchised, while at the same time calling for a people’s vote.

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Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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.