Submitted on Sunday 4th January 2026
Rejected on Monday 2nd February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Hold a by-election whenever a sitting MP changes political party.
People vote for an MP because they believe in a particular political party or manifesto, if that MP then changes their party they should stand again in a by-election. This would ensure that the voters are represented by the party they want rather than by the whim of a particular MP.
An MP voted in on a particular manifesto/political party who then goes on to change their allegiance to another party is no longer representative of the voters in their constituency.
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By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660
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