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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition Reduce the deposit to stand as an MP
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£500 deposit to stand for election as an MP discriminates against standing as an independent. It favours the main political parties who have large sums of money. The amount should be reduced to £50, thus allowing the electorate to chose other candidates which are not the main parties.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months
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