Rejected petition Upon defection of a sitting MP, there should be a by-election within 10 weeks

To make it mandatory for the defection of a sitting MP to automatically trigger a by-election within 10 weeks.

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An MP is elected by most people for the party they represent, not for the person. Therefore a defector should be made to see if the people still want that person to represent them.

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We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/606743

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Date submitted 19 January 2022
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