Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Make MPs that leave their party call a by-election.

MPs for too long have had unchecked power to get voted in on the strength of their party only to leave later on. MPs must ensure they are representative of their constituency by calling a by-election if they leave their party to ensure they remain representative.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

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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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193

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