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Petition · past parliament

If An MP changes Party, it must trigger a by-election in their constituency

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Dr Sarah Wollaston has now changed political Party twice with no regard for the majority in her constituency that saw her elected as a Conservative MP

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

15 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
20 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Aug 2019

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