Prevent MPs who resign their seat from standing for re-election for 12 months
If an MP chooses to resign from the UK Parliament during a parliamentary term, they would be ineligible to run for election for any seat, including the one previously held, for a minimum period of 12 months.
Signatures
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 20/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 20/100,000
- 03 AUG 2026Petition opened for signaturesCreated by Benjamin Dobson
Background
This would prevent the waste of resources caused by an MP resigning and immediately contesting the same seat again.