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

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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.

Status 

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 04/03/2024. 

Full details of the consideration of this petition by the Committee and related documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above. 

It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 04/03/2024.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Llanelli
• Mid and West Wales

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