Rejected petition Call an immediate by-election when an MP resigns from their party

Voters don't vote for an individual. Few of us know any MPs personally. We vote for the party they represent.

Constituents have a right to feel that a Member of Parliament who resigns from their party is no longer actively working to implement the manifesto under which they were elected.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

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Date submitted 20 February 2019
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