PE1987: Amend the Scotland Act 2016 to automatically trigger a by-election if an MSP/Councillor leaves their party
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Scotland Act 2016 to automatically trigger a by-election by compelling an MSP or Councillor to resign if they leave the party they were elected under.
Petitioner: James Cassidy
Status: Closed
Date published: 08 November 2022
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (170.7KB, pdf) (171KB, pdf) posted 24 November 2022
Committee Meetings
22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to close this petition under rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government does not plan to change the electoral system to prevent a councillor from remaining in post following their resignation from the political party they were representing when elected.
Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023
Written Submissions
PE1987/A: Scottish Government submission of 22 November 2022 (51KB, pdf) (51KB, pdf) posted 30 November 2022