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Petition · past parliament

All seats in Parliament should be put up for re election if they change party.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

If an MP decides to change party after they have been elected their seat should be immediately put up for re election.

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

28 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
8 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Oct 2019

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