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This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Recall of MPs (recall elections)
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For serious wrongdoing, the electorate should be able to petition for the subsequent right to recall their constituency MP.
This idea was rhetoric around election time, with the government pledging more accountability and citizen direct democracy, but it has failed to materialise.
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