Petition · past parliament
Elected Members leaving their Party should resign and by-election should be held
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
If Members elected for a Party resign and move to another Party or go Independent they must resign from Parliament and a new by-election should be held for that constituency
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 30 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Apr 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.