Submitted on Wednesday 20th February 2019
Rejected on Monday 25th February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
MPs resigning from a party should trigger a local by-election
A by-election is held when an MP resigns from the House of Commons, or because an MP has died. A seat can be declared vacant due to bankruptcy, mental illness or conviction for a serious criminal offence. A by-election does not automatically take place if an MP changes political party.
Many people vote for a particular political ideology or manifesto which they have an affinity.
To move away from those very ideals which people voted for, is an affront to democracy.
I urge people to vote for this petition, so this issue can be debated in parliament and changes made to the rules to stop this abuse of power
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193
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