| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? 12:03 - Jun 20 with 1145 views | NthQldITFC |
Asking for not a friend. |  |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:07 - Jun 20 with 1125 views | Guthrum |
I believe not. Think it disqualifies you from standing, too. |  |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:12 - Jun 20 with 1093 views | NthQldITFC |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:07 - Jun 20 by Guthrum |
I believe not. Think it disqualifies you from standing, too. |
Not sitting, not standing, just lying then?  | |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:13 - Jun 20 with 1092 views | PhilTWTD |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:07 - Jun 20 by Guthrum |
I believe not. Think it disqualifies you from standing, too. |
Just looked this up as I was sure Bobby Sands was in prison when he was an MP, which he was. After that, the Representation of the People Act 1981 was introduced preventing prisoners serving jail terms of more than one year from being nominated. So, if NthQldITFC's friend is only set for a short stretch, then they could stand. |  | | |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:12 - Jun 20 by NthQldITFC |
Not sitting, not standing, just lying then? |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:17 - Jun 20 with 1046 views | Mookamoo |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:13 - Jun 20 by PhilTWTD |
Just looked this up as I was sure Bobby Sands was in prison when he was an MP, which he was. After that, the Representation of the People Act 1981 was introduced preventing prisoners serving jail terms of more than one year from being nominated. So, if NthQldITFC's friend is only set for a short stretch, then they could stand. |
Wonder how that works in practice - I thought they had to swear allegiance at the dispatch box in person once elected. |  | | |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:18 - Jun 20 with 1038 views | GlasgowBlue |
No. |  |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:25 - Jun 20 with 980 views | PhilTWTD |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:17 - Jun 20 by Mookamoo |
Wonder how that works in practice - I thought they had to swear allegiance at the dispatch box in person once elected. |
You can be elected without taking your seat, as Sinn Fein do as a matter of course. | | | |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:30 - Jun 20 with 947 views | Guthrum |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:12 - Jun 20 by NthQldITFC |
Not sitting, not standing, just lying then? |
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| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:30 - Jun 20 with 947 views | MisterBlue |
| Can you be a sitting MP from jail in this country? on 12:18 - Jun 20 by GlasgowBlue |
No. |
But it doesn't stop you from getting a seat in the House of Lords though |  | | |
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