Petition · past parliament
To instigate a By-election when an MP leaves one political party to join another
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
This petition is to bring to the fore the amount of MP's who campaigned on one particular manifesto, then crossed the floor to stand under a different one but who refuse to put themselves forward for a by-election and let their constituents decide.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.