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Petition · past parliament

Have a Bi-Election when an MP resigns from their party and joins another party

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

An MP it voted into parliament by their constituency due to the party that they represent. Therefore, when they defect to another political party, why shouldn't the constituency they represent get the option to agree with the defection or replace them with a different candidate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_elected_British_politicians_who_have_changed_party_affiliation#2017–2022_Parliament

Why it was rejected

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

Politicians who changes parties should have to go through a new By Election.

Timeline

3 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
6 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Sep 2019

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