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Petition · past parliament

If a MP changes party a by-election must take place.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

If a MP changes political party no by-election has to take place. The people of the area voted for the MP and should be given a choice if they want the MP to represent them.
A total of 10 MP have quit their party it should be up to the people if they still want the to represent them.

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
27 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Feb 2019

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