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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition To stop the "parachuting in" of prospective MPs
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That the prospective parliamentary candidate for each political party has lived in the constituency they wish to represent for a minimum of 15 years before they can stand for election - therefore preventing all political parties from "parachuting in favoured candidates", so that the MP elected would have knowledge of his/her constituency
This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months
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