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    Constitutionally, an MP cannot resign during his term of office. What does he do if he no longer wants to be member?

    Question #32209. Asked by mochyn. (Apr 23 03 7:26 PM)


    Fosse4

    		He or she applies for one of the 'non-political offices of profit under the Crown'. In holding one of the offices the officer must resign from the House of Commons by Law. The most well known offfice is that of Stewardship of The Chiltern Hundreds (there are others such as the Stewardship of the Manor of Northstead)

    Apr 23 03, 7:42 PM
    mochyn

    		What is a HUNDRED?


    Apr 23 03, 7:47 PM
    Tabby Tom

    		A hundred, mochyn, was an ancient subdivision of a shire. Some people say that it was originally a hundred hides of land, others that it contained a hundred households. The hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham in the thickly wooded Chiltern Hills were at one time infested with robbers, and a Steward was appointed by the Crown to counter them. The office remained in being after the need for it had disappeared, and it serves as a convenient subterfuge for allowing a member to quit his seat. The office is in the gifyt of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

    Apr 23 03, 9:47 PM
    Jimmy

    		Until the late 19th/early 20th Century an MP accepting a ministerial posting (an office of profit under the Crown) has to resign his seat and fight it again. Hence there were a large number of by-elections even though some were uncontested. The law was changed regarding political offices since the system was getting ridiculous but not for the Stewardships of the Chiltern Hundreds or Manor of Northstead

    Apr 24 03, 12:01 PM

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