Automatically Trigger a by-election if an MP defects to another political party

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Our democracy relies on voting for a political party based on their Manifesto within constituency seats. If an elected MP decides to defect to another party then the reason they were voted in becomes Null & Void

I want any MP that leaves the current party they were elected to represent to automatically vacate that parliamentary seat and have to re-stand for their "new" party in that seat. We don't vote for personalities we vote for policies based on the party in question manifesto. If an MP moves party between elections they are going against the will of the voters in that constituency. I feel allowing MPs to freely jump ship with no due process or accountabilty makes a mockery of our democratic process

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party

Timeline

1 Oct 2025	Petition opened for signatures
24 Oct 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 24 Oct 2025

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