Rejected petition Mp's who leave their party should have their seat contested via by-election.

Rejected on 22 February 2019

I believe that mp's who quit their party, or change sides or similar should have their seat re-contested in a by-election.
By doing this, the rightful view of the people in that constituency will remain in that seat, after all most people vote for a party not the personal views of the individual.

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

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