Petition · past parliament
Call an immediate By Election if MPs change Party during a Parliamentary term.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
It is a fallacy that MPs are voted for personally, they are voted for by Party and that Party’s Manifesto.
It is a fallacy that MPs are voted for personally, they are voted for by Party and that Party’s Manifesto.
Any Member of Parliament who resigns the Whip or who has the Whip withdrawn from them must immediately resign, but may stand for re-election in a By Election, if selected, by another Party.
Any Member of Parliament who crosses the floor of the House, or who leaves the Party on whose Manifesto they were elected, must immediately resign as a Member of Parliament, but may stand for re-election in a By Election, if selected, by another Party.
By Elections to be held as soon as is allowed for in Parliamentary rules.
Any Member of Parliament who resigns the Whip or who has the Whip withdrawn from them must immediately resign, but may stand for re-election in a By Election, if selected, by another Party.
Any Member of Parliament who crosses the floor of the House, or who leaves the Party on whose Manifesto they were elected, must immediately resign as a Member of Parliament, but may stand for re-election in a By Election, if selected, by another Party.
By Elections to be held as soon as is allowed for in Parliamentary rules.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Aug 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
2 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.