Submitted on Friday 6th September 2019
Rejected on Wednesday 11th September 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
An MP who "walks the floor" should lose their seat and a by-election called.
The practice of an MP resigning their party whip to change party allegiance or to become an Independent Member is a betrayal of their electorate's trust, who elected them in good faith against a particular manifesto or pledges.
If a Member of Parliament finds that they can no longer support or fulfil their election manifesto or pledges and changes their political allegiance, they should be legally compelled to automatically resign their seat and cause a by-election. They may then (provided there are no legal or procedural impediments to their candidacy) present their new principles to their parliamentary constituency and re-contest the seat under their new allegiance.
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