Petition · past parliament

MP’s who resign from their party have to be re-elected by their constituents

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

7 Labour MP’s and 3 Conservative MP’s resigned from the party the we’re in when elected as MP’s. A by-election should be called and let the people decide. They should now put themselves up for re-election
Anna Soubry Sarah Wollaston Heidi Allen Chuka Umunna Luciana Berger Chris Leslie Angela Smith Mike Gapes Gavin Shuker Ann Coffey all resigned from their parties they were elected to under that party manifesto. Having failed to Cary our what they were elected to do, they resigned. If you resign, that should mean you don’t have a job. They should all now put themselves up for re-election as independents.

Let’s see if they really agree with a people’s vote

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.