Constitutional and Administrative Law
In a particular constituency, a Member of Parliament ('MP') from the Labour Party has been suspended for 12 days by the House of Commons due to misconduct in the House chamber. The Conservative Party of the same area wants to remove this MP from their position before the upcoming election.
What is the most feasible way for the local Conservative Party to initiate a by-election?
In a particular constituency, a Member of Parliament ('MP') from the Labour Party has been suspended for 12 days by the House of Commons due to misconduct in the House chamber. The Conservative Party of the same area wants to remove this MP from their position before the upcoming election.
What is the most feasible way for the local Conservative Party to initiate a by-election?
Obtaining consent from 10% of the electorate in the constituency through a recall petition.
(E) To trigger a by-election, the local Conservative Party must get the consent of 10% of the electorate. This consent must be given by signing a recall petition. If an MP has been suspended for more than 10 days, it will trigger a recall petition in the MP's constituency. If more than 10% of the electorate in that constituency signs the petition, a by-election will be held.
Actions (A), (B), (C), and (D) are incorrect and will not trigger a by-election.
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