Petition · past parliament
Recall MPs that refuse to represent constituents or renege manifesto commitments
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
401 of 632 MP's constituencies voted to leave the European Union on the 23/06/2016. Political party's / MP's stood on manifesto commitments to honour the referendum result. Having failed to represent their constituents, the people should have the power to recall their representative MP.
Section 1 and 7 - 11 of the recall of MP act of 2015 should be amended to allow constituents to recall their respective MP if they no longer represent their constituents views or renege on manifesto commitments to provide a right to recourse.
The existing mechanism, whereby if 10% of constituents sign a petition which is presented to the electoral returning officer for said constituency a by-election should be trigged.
The existing mechanism, whereby if 10% of constituents sign a petition which is presented to the electoral returning officer for said constituency a by-election should be trigged.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.