This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition All MPs who leave their party.
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All MPs who leave their party while in office should by law be made to stand in a by election. The electorate voted for them on their election promises and that of their party. The electorate should then be given the chance to vote again.
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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