Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office

Require parliamentary candidates provide a CV

Closed 97 signatures

What the petition asks

Candidates for a general election should be required to provide a full CV, including education and work experience. If a sitting MP, they should also have to publish a complete list of how they voted in the previous Parliament. This would be published for voters to see ahead of the election.
We want the Government to introduce legislation making it a requirement that every person putting themselves forward for election to the House of Commons be required to provide a full CV, education and work experience, and, if a sitting MP, a list of how he/she voted in the previous Parliament.

Timeline

13 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
13 Apr 2023 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 97
Status Closed
Department Cabinet Office
Opened 13 Oct 2022
Closed 13 Apr 2023

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