Under parliamentary convention, the party of the departing MP normally starts the formal process for a by-election. It usually takes six or seven weeks from then to polling day. But there is nothing to stop others tabling a motion, which MPs could then vote on. www.bbc.co.uk
Under parliamentary convention, the party of the departing MP normally starts the formal process for a by-election. It usually takes six or seven weeks from then to polling day. But there is nothing to stop others tabling a motion, which MPs could then vote on.
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