Petition · past parliament
Introduce a mechanic to disincentivise those who wish to defect to another party
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
It has come to my attention that MP personal interests are more important then those who vote them into office to decide to cross to another party when they feel like it out of there own personal interests this is disgraceful to the idea of democracy and how people vote.
I advocate the idea that a by-election must be forced in the case a MP decides to defect to another party and if the MP is re-elected the people clearly made there judgement on the bases of the character of the MP and not so much the party. If not then the people clearly have shown they voted not on the person but the party and its policy's it holds.
This is to ensure those who voted are not betrayed by those who defect.
This is to ensure those who voted are not betrayed by those who defect.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 4 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 11 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
11 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.