Submitted on Tuesday 19th February 2019
Rejected on Friday 22nd February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Mandatory by-elections when the sitting MP leaves their political party.
If an MP dies or retires, a by-election is held in that constituency to find a new MP for that area. Currently, however, there is currently no requirement for an elected MP to stand in a by-election should that MP leave a political party, despite being elected on the manifesto of the said party.
To become an MP representing a main political party a candidate must be authorised to do so by the party's nominating officer. They must then win the most votes in the constituency. When an MP leaves that political party mid-term, they are no longer authorised by the party's nominating officer and the terms of their election by the constituents are no longer valid. The MP must now stand in a by-election as an independent under a new manifesto because they have broken the terms of their election.
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