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Petition · past parliament

Make an automatic by-election happen by law if MP’s quit their party.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

During these turbulent times MP’s seem to be able to ignore their constituents and party line with no repercussions. It’s time that if you quit your party or are forced to leave it you have to go back to the people for their opinion on the matter. The same for MP’s that go to prison.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Automatic by-election if an MP resigns membership of their political party

Timeline

2 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
4 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Apr 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.