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Petition · past parliament

Force sitting MP's who defect from their party to face a compulsory by-election.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

MP's are elected on party manifestos. Anyone who resigns or defects from their party should therefore put their own manifesto forward during a compulsory by-election, to see if their views are representative for their constituents.

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.