Submitted on Friday 10th September 2021
Rejected on Friday 17th September 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Require MPs to have their primary residence in the constituency they represent
Members represent a community and they should be part of that community, experience it day by day.
Requiring residency would aid accessibility and encourage the local population to engage with their representative. MPs living outside the area makes them appear distant and uncaring despite everything that may try to address that.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We understand you're concerned about MPs representing constituencies they don't live in, however we're not sure what you mean by 'primary' residence.
You could have a petition calling for a mandatory minimum residency period for candidates standing as an MP in a General Election, if that is something you'd like to see happen.
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