P-06-1386 Introduce a way for constituents to vote out their MS before the end of their term

This petition was submitted by Deborah Dangerfield, having collected a total of 2,012 signatures.

Text of Petition:                    

There is currently no way of removing the Senedd Member for your area if their constituents are not happy with them - once voted in they will remain there for 5 years unless they voluntarily resign their seat.

This petition calls for the Senedd to adopt a recall procedure (detailed below), or something similar, so that constituents can call for an MS to vacate their seat. The conditions to trigger a recall would be an online petition of at least 100 signatures of eligible registered voters.

Additional Information:

Example Recall Procedure

The process should be similar to the recall of MP's Act 2015. For a recall petition to be successful 10% of eligible registered voters need to sign the petition, eventually resulting in a by-election.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Llanelli
• Mid and West Wales

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