Submitted on Thursday 15th January 2026
Rejected on Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Immediate by-election if an MP or councillor switches party.
If an MP or councillor leaves switches their party loyalties then it should trigger an immediate by-election.
When an MP or councillor is voted for it is usually because the voter agrees with the policies of the party the MP represents. When an MP or councillor then abandons the party they were standing for it should mean their constituents get a choice in whether they agree with this.
This should be either an immediate by-election and will help keep MPs to keep their word.
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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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