This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition MPs resigning their Whip automatically triggers a by-election.
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Parliament should legislate that any MP resigning their Whip automatically triggers a by-election.
The vast majority of MPs are elected on the basis of the political party they represent, and not by virtue of their personal integrity.
If an MP resigns their Whip, then their constituents should be able to endorse them or reject them outside of the general election cycle.
Parliament should legislate that a by-election is automatically triggered the moment the announcement to resign their Whip is made.
If the MP has the full backing of their constituents independently from their Party allegiance, then they should have nothing to fear.
Why was this petition rejected?
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242193
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