Petition · past parliament

Create an automatic by-election if an MP resigns from their party

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In light of recent resignation on a larger scale, a request to discuss the need for by-elections for constituencies if more than 10 resign within a 4 week period.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

22 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
27 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 27 Feb 2019

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