Allow constituents to vote to remove an MP whenever necessary.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Constituents, who elect a Member of Parliament, who subsequently determine that their views are not being represented by their MP, should have the ability to remove them from office, with a recall petition and by-election, and not have to suffer the MP until the next general election.

Some MPs are not representing their local communities, or even engaging with them at all. It should be entirely possible to have a by-election to allow for the removal of an MP who is deemed to be working against their constituents.
MPs should not have the protection of retaining office until the next general election, regardless of their stance. Constituents elect their MP and therefore, they should have the ability to quickly remove their MP if they are not for for purpose.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Amend the Recall of MPs Act 2015 to allow communities sole power to recall MPs

Timeline

24 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
29 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Oct 2020

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