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Closed Mandatory by-election for MPs who resign from their party or lose the whip

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MPs who are elected as a member of one party and then either choose to leave that party, or have the whip removed by their party, should face a mandatory by-election.

Most MPs stand for a particular political party with a manifesto at a General Election.

If they cease to be a member of that party during the course of that Parliament, they should face a mandatory by-election.

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