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Petition · past parliament

When MP'S cross the floor it should trigger a by-election in that constituency

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Too many MP'S have crossed the floor recently and are no longer representing the constituents or parties that voted for them.
This should trigger an automatic by-election
The facts are clearly available for all to see.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Sep 2019

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