Petition · past parliament

Change Parliamentary rules.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

When an MP resigns the Whip he orshe should resign as an MP. It is undemocratic for MPs to change their party
According to Parliament we do not vote for a party in a General Election, we vote for candidates who just happen to belong to a particular party. So, theoretcally, if every voter in a constituency voted for a candidate who represented the Conservatives and, once elected, that MP crossed to the Labour Benches, that would be acceptable? According to the rules of Parliament, there is nothing wrong with that. That is just one of the reforms of Parliament which we need. If I vote for a candidate, I am doing so because I want him/ her to be a member of the party of which I approve. When MPs "cross the House" it is an affront and an insult to those who voted for them and for all those who have given of their time to get that person elected. It is a breach of trust and an affront to democracy.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

11 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Sep 2019

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