DarloRich
Veteran Member
A by-election is expected in the constituency of Peterborough following the conviction of Labour MP Fiona Onasanya (see https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-46602635 )
The result at the 2017 general election was as below :
Fiona ONASANYA (Labour) 22,950 (48.1 +12.5)
Stewart JACKSON (Conservative) 22,343 (46.8 +7.1)
Beki SELLICK (Liberal Democrat) 1,597 (3.3 -0.4)
Fiona RADIC (Green) 848 (1.8 - )
The by-election is not guaranteed, as Fiona Onasanya can appeal, and she does not necessarily lose her seat automatically. However given the circumstances of the case and potential sentence, it is likely.
The conviction is insufficient on it's own to bring about a by election. Your opening statement is wrong. The sentence is what matters.
That is obviously without the moral question of a convicted criminal sitting in the house and whether she should resign