Submitted on Wednesday 27th August 2025
Rejected on Friday 26th September 2025
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Trigger a by-election when an MP or MSP defects to another party.
Ensure that voters have an MP or MSP of the party they voted for at the last election.
The voters should be represented in parliament by a member of the party they voted for, not by a defector who prefers to change sides.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660
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