Rejected petition: Trigger a by-election when an MP or MSP defects to another party.
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Ensure that voters have an MP or MSP of the party they voted for at the last election.
The voters should be represented in parliament by a member of the party they voted for, not by a defector who prefers to change sides.
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.
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:
By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/737660We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.