Petition · past parliament
Change The law regarding MP voting in a Referendum
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
In a national referendum, the law should be changed to ensure that in a national referendum, an MP must reflect their constituency vote.
Currently, MP's have freedom to vote as they wish, and ignore their constituents wishes.
Currently, MP's have freedom to vote as they wish, and ignore their constituents wishes.
If a law like this was in effect, then their would not be the mess over Brexit we are facing now
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure whether you want to change the law about MPs voting in referenda or require MPs to reflect the majority view of their constituents, as expressed in a referendum, in votes of the House of Commons.
We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. It would be the responsibility of individual MPs, rather than the Government or Parliament as a whole, to decide how to vote in the House of Commons.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
We can only accept petitions which call for actions that are the responsibility of the Government or Parliament. It would be the responsibility of individual MPs, rather than the Government or Parliament as a whole, to decide how to vote in the House of Commons.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
Timeline
| 28 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.