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Prevent people convicted of serious crimes standing or serving as MPs

Submitted by Oliver Newton on Monday 29th September 2025

Published on Monday 17th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Sunday 17th May 2026

Current Signatures: 413
(count is updated approximately hourly)

Relevant Departments

Tagged with

Change ~ Children ~ convicted ~ Corruption ~ Crime ~ foreigner ~ FRAUD ~ Gap ~ Law ~ Limited ~ month ~ MP ~ parties ~ Prevent ~ Rehabilitation ~ Safety ~ sentence ~ sex offence ~ Standing ~ Suspended ~ Target ~ Terror ~ trust ~ Violent ~ vulnerability

Daily and Total Signatures by Date

Popularity

This petition has 413 signatures in total, with signatories from 286 constituencies. That makes it the 472nd most popular open petition, and the 11,803rd most popular of all time.

Geography

This petition has a Diversity Rating of 46% (low) and a Local Issue Rating of 0% (very low).

Signatures by Constituency

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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