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Hold a by-election in Bury South following Christian Wakeford's defection.

Submitted on Wednesday 19th January 2022

Rejected on Monday 24th January 2022

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: honours (see below for details)

Petition Action

Hold a by-election in Bury South following Christian Wakeford's defection.

Petition Details

There should be a by-election held in Bury South following Christian Wakeford's defection from the Conservatives to Labour.

Additional Information

Hold a by-election when MPs defect, as they no longer represent the views of the people they were elected to represent.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can't accept petitions about honours or appointments, which includes calling for Ministers or MPs to be sacked, resign, or to be subject to a recall vote or a vote of no confidence.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606743

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