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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Petition Consituency residency for parliamentary candidates
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To avoid parties "parachuting in" candidates the electoral rules should be amended so that no one may stand as a parliamentary candidate in a constituency unless their name has been on the electoral role for that constituency for the previous five years.
This petition is closed This petition ran for 12 months
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