This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Any UK Politician who changes Parties, should be made to stand in a by-election
Rejected on
It's not acceptable for an MP to change parties mid term, or have their whip taken away, without having a by-election
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.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269912
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.