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Petition · past parliament

Expel MP's who leave the party they were elected to and hold a By-election.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Several MP's have either left the party they were elected to represent. This means that staunch supporters of the party the MP was elected to represent have become disenfranchised.

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

16 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.