Require AUTOMATIC by election if an MP changes party during a term of office
A petition to recall an MP is opened in three situations and a by-election forced so long as 10% of the electorate sign such a petition. However, if an MP changes party during a term of office there is nothing the constituents can do. We think there should be an automatic by election.
Signatures
126
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 126/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 126/100,000
- 20 AUG 2025Petition closedFinal total: 126 signatures
- 20 FEB 2025Petition opened for signatures
Background
The reason is that since the electorate voted that MP in as a representative of that party, if they stood for one.