Petition · past parliament
Force a By-Election for Members of Parliament, who leave a Political Party.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
The manifesto of a political party is a deciding factor for voting for your local member of parliament, in the event that an MP decides to change their political views, and to leave the party that they were elected under, should stand again in 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
| 21 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Feb 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
27 Feb 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.