Petition · past parliament
If an mp leaves their party they resign
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
They stood for a party and if they don’t like to represent that party it should be up to the electorate who put them there to show if they still support them or still wish the party they are leaving to represent them
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 18 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Mar 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Mar 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.