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.