Petition · past parliament

Madatory loss of seat for convicted MPs.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Make it mandatory for any MP convicted of a crinimal offence to lose their seat regardless of the length of sentence given . Following recent cases it has become apparent that convicted felons are able to vote on the laws that govern this country. This should stop

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

5 Apr 2019 Petition opened for signatures
12 Apr 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 12 Apr 2019

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