Petition · past parliament
Make a new Law to trigger by-election if any MP votes against their constiuents.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
bring In new law to trigger by-election for any MP who in Parliament votes against his or her constituency after a refendum or votes against what they campaigned for on their manifesto.
If a member of Parliament knowingly votes against the majority of his/her constituency then they are being undemocratic.
Also if a member campaigned to get in office, stating I stand for X then upon gaining office they then vote against X they then have been dishonest and are therefore no longer honourable.
Their constituents should then be allowed a new By-election based on their new intentions and what they now stand for, if they do this twice they should be barred from standing.
Also if a member campaigned to get in office, stating I stand for X then upon gaining office they then vote against X they then have been dishonest and are therefore no longer honourable.
Their constituents should then be allowed a new By-election based on their new intentions and what they now stand for, if they do this twice they should be barred from standing.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.