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MPs resigning or leaving their political party should trigger a by election.

Submitted by Paul Ellis on Tuesday 3rd March 2020

Published on Wednesday 11th March 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 11th September 2020

Signatures: 154

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Law ~ MP ~ Parliament

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 154 signatures in total, with signatories from 125 constituencies. That makes it the 18,097th most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 32% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 12% (average).

Signatures by Constituency

This petition was submitted under the Parliamentary boundaries prior to June 2024, so the names may not be current constituency names

Signatures by Region

Signatures by Country

Notes on geography

Signatures by constituency and region don't necessarily add up to the total number of signatures. That's because the petitions system doesn't validate postcodes, and some people mistype them. And without a valid postcode, a signature cannot be allocated to any particular place.

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