This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition If an MP joins another party a local by election must be held.
Any MP that leaves their party to join another must instantly trigger a by-election in their constituency.
This petition was rejected
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.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/269912
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