Petition When a politician switches allegiance to a political party during their elected term, they should immediately resign and seek a new mandate.

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Changing allegiance to a political party during a politician's term of office is an abuse of power.

Where a politician joins another political party, they should immediately resign their seat and (if they wish) seek a new mandate from their electorate.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

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Date closed 15 March 2013
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