Petition Ban the practice of 'crossing the floor' by an elected member of parliament.

The practice of 'crossing the floor' in Parliament is dishonest and is a betrayal of the constituents who voted for a particular MP. If an MP wishes to either join a different party or form a new one he should announce his intention and immediately resign his seat in order to stand in a by-election.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

242 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 242 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 6 March 2017
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