Petition · past parliament
MP's should be required by Law to a by-election when changing Political Parties.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Many MP's like Chuka Umunna, Anna Soubry, Sam Gyimah, Angela Smith, Sarah Wallaston, etc have changed their political party since the last general election and so they should be accountable to having a by-election in their constituency to make the constituents accept their party change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-politics-49703214
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/13/chuka-umunna-joins-liberal-democrats-after-quitting-change-uk
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jun/13/chuka-umunna-joins-liberal-democrats-after-quitting-change-uk
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
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.