Recall Of Hon. Members Of The House Of Commons

EDM number 2255 in 2008-09, proposed by David Howarth on 09/11/2009.
Categorised under the topics of By-elections and Members of Parliament.

That this House believes that where an hon. Member has been duly determined seriously to have broken the rules of the House, with the result that the hon. Member has been suspended from the service of the House for a period greater than one week, or where an hon. Member has been convicted of a criminal offence that relates to his or her service in the House, the electors of the hon. Member's constituency should have the right to petition that the seat be vacated and a by-election called.

This motion has been signed by a total of 37 MPs.