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Petition · past parliament

Amend the qualifications required to vote in Parliament.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Amend the qualifications required to either become or remain an MP, or partake in Lords debates and voting, to include excluding anyone convicted of any crime that includes elements of attempting to or actually perverting the course of justice.

Why it was rejected

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

Disqualify anyone convicted of a criminal offence from being an MP

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Apr 2019

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