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Require AUTOMATIC by election if an MP changes party during a term of office

Submitted by James Sushant Varma Bond on Saturday 28th December 2024

Published on Thursday 20th February 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 20th August 2025

Signatures: 126

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by-election ~ Elections ~ Forced ~ MP ~ Officers ~ Reasonable ~ Signed ~ So Long ~ Stood ~ Voting

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 126 signatures in total, with signatories from 112 constituencies. That makes it the 19,691st most popular petition of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 34% (very low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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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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