Recall petition for MPs who change parties
MPs who change parties mid term should face an automatic by election As the people who voted for the MP did so because they like their parties policies
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 03 MAR 2026Petition rejectedduplicate
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/737660
- 19 JAN 2026Petition created
Background
I would like the government through the parliamentary procedures panel to make it mandatory anyone who changes a party mid Parliament should face an automatic by election