A bill to ensure that defecting MP's resign, triggering an automatic byelection

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

To pass a bill to make defectors to other parties resign, triggering an automatic byelection in their Constituencies.

Because at the moment, any MP can just walk across the chamber to another party that their constituents did not want to elect which flies in the face of democracy!
And if Parliament has time to waste on discussing whether someone had a drink at a socially distanced small wwlcome back to work surprise gathering outside on Crown Estate land not covered by any Covid laws, then they can make time to debate defections!

Why it was rejected

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

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip: Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip

Timeline

20 Jan 2022	Petition opened for signatures
24 Jan 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Jan 2022

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