Rejected petition By-Elections required for elected officials that switch political affiliation

A new rule is required if an elected official switches their political affiliation during the middle of a political term they should be required to stand in a By-Election as they no longer have a mandate from their constituents who voted them in.

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This new rule is required due to the recent resignation of Douglas Carswell from Ukip he had a By-election when he switched his political affiliation from Conservative to Ukip but now believes he can skip that process and continue to stand a elected MP even though he has lost his mandate to do so.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/26/carswell-ukip-mp-farage-independent

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/194406

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Date submitted 10 April 2017
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