Ban Resigning MPs from Restanding

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

When an MP resigns from parliament there is a costly process of a byelection funded by the taxpayer.

If an MP who resigns from parliament intends to restand, we believe this is an unnecessary and avoidable expense.

We would like the house to vote on barring MPs who resign from restanding.

When an MP resigns from parliament, a costly process of a byelection is triggered at the expense of the taxpayer.

If an MP who resigns from parliament intends to restand, we believe this is an unnecessary and avoidable expense. Where there are cases of an individual restanding where they have not chosen to trigger the process (e.g. expulsion from party), this would not apply.

We would like the house to vote on barring MPs who resign from restanding for a period of 2 years.

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 this petition, which calls for similar action: “Prevent MPs who resign their seat from standing for re-election for 12 months” Prevent MPs who resign their seat from standing for re-election for 12 months

Timeline

7 Jul 2026	Petition opened for signatures
5 Aug 2026	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 5 Aug 2026

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