Submitted on Friday 14th December 2018
Rejected on Thursday 20th December 2018
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Limit the the number of terms or years that a member of parliament can serve.
In the last 30 years it has become apparent that we have a growing number of career politicians entering Parliament.
There is a disconnect growing in what the electorate demand of their MP and the actions of the MP when they are elected.
The electorate are by and large only consulted in elections.
According to the House of Commons Library, there has been real growth in professional politicians, people who come to the Commons from a job elsewhere in politics. Some 21 of the MPs elected in 1979 were previously employed in politics, 3.4 per cent of the total.
By 2010, there were 90 career professionals on the green benches, 15 per cent of the House. The number of professionals (lawyers, doctors, teachers) is also in decline, and business people entering politics is more or less stable.
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