Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
If an MP resigns, or loses the Whip, then this should trigger a by-election
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41 signatures
What the petition asks
We want Parliament to pass a law that says that if an MP resigns from their party, or loses the Whip, then a by-election in the constituency that they represent should immediately be called.
MPs are there to represent the people that voted for them. We have seen recently, time and time again, that MPs vote against what the people in their constituency voted them in for. This is not democracy.
If MPs feel that they can no longer represent the views of the people that voted them in to power on a published manifesto, then they should resign, and trigger a by-election, to see if people still want them as their MP.
If MPs feel that they can no longer represent the views of the people that voted them in to power on a published manifesto, then they should resign, and trigger a by-election, to see if people still want them as their MP.
Timeline
| 23 Sep 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
41
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
23 Sep 2020
Closed
23 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.