Rejected petition A By-election to be called for any place that the MP defects from a party.

To hold a by election in any ward where a sitting MP choses to leave the party he/she was elected in. This to be Made Law.

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Make it a law that any sitting/elected MP moving parties, crossing the floor a by election in that ward is held. This is to be fair to the electorate as they might have voted or a party rather than a person, which is normally the case, And not to have another party's political views thrust upon that electorate.

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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 21 January 2022
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