Talk:Richard Atherton

Latest comment: 4 months ago by Adin-Atherton in topic Petition

Petition edit

"He was elected as Member of Parliament for Liverpool in 1671, but was unseated on petition." What does petition mean? Can we link this? RJFJR (talk) 14:43, 28 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

A tardy response. Apologies. It is the process of permitting those who could vote the ability to remove an elected representative between elections by signing a petition.
Here is the modern day example:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05089/ Adin-Atherton (talk) 09:13, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply