This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Force a By-Election when an MP resigns from the Political Party they represented
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Many people vote at elections for a candidate from a party that supports their beliefs in the Party Manifesto, so there is a strong possibility that MPs are in the house because of Party, not Personality. An MP who resigns from a party should need to be re-elected to confirm their mandate.
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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