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Revised text of statute as amended. The Recall of MPs Act 2015 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that makes provision for constituents to recall their member of Parliament (MP) and trigger a by-election. It received royal assent on 26 March 2015 after being introduced on 11 September 2014. [1][2]
A by-election took place in the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 5 October 2023, [1] following the recall of incumbent MP Margaret Ferrier. [2] Ferrier, elected for the Scottish National Party, was suspended from the House of Commons in June 2023 for 30 days for breaching COVID-19 regulations in 2020.
A by-election took place on Thursday 15 February 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Wellingborough.This followed a recall petition held in late 2023 that removed the incumbent MP Peter Bone under the terms of the Recall of MPs Act 2015, triggered by his six-week suspension from the House of Commons for bullying and sexual harassment.
A recall vote was held after the MP was suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct allegations. Peter Bone MP loses seat as recall petition triggers by-election Skip to main content
With his new recall petition in hand, DePaola has 45 days, until Sept. 13, to collect the 21,405 signatures – which must meet specific legal requirements – needed to set up a recall election.
The MPS School Board Recall Collective has filed petitions seeking to recall Marva ... member's district in the 2022 governor's election to trigger recall elections. For Herndon, the group needed ...
A recall election (also called a recall referendum, recall petition or representative recall) is a procedure by which, in certain polities, voters can remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended. Recalls appear in the constitution in ancient Athenian democracy. [1]
Once the recall petitions are delivered to local election officials, they will have 45 days to determine the validity of signatures on the documents, because more than one official is targeted for ...