This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition MP's who defect to another party to face an immediate by-election.
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MP's that switch parties, to face an immediate by-election, giving the voters the right to have their say on whether they agree with this defection or not. This vital for improving public trust in politics.
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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