Talk:Richard Atherton

Petition
"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)


 * 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)