Vacation of office of member of Parliament

Official text

(1) The office of a member of Parliament becomes vacant—
  (a) if the member dies;
  (b) if, during any session of Parliament, the member is absent from eight sittings of the relevant House without permission, in writing, from the Speaker, and is unable to offer a satisfactory explanation for the absence to the relevant committee;
  (c) if the member is otherwise removed from office under this Constitution or legislation enacted under Article 80;
  (d) if the member resigns from Parliament in writing to the Speaker;
  (e) if, having been elected to Parliament—
    (i) as a member of a political party, the member resigns from that party or is deemed to have resigned from the party as determined in accordance with the legislation contemplated in clause (2); or
    (ii) as an independent candidate, the member joins a political party;
  (f) at the end of the term of the relevant House; or
  (g) if the member becomes disqualified for election to Parliament under Article 99(2)(d) to (h).
(2) Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the circumstances under which a member of a political party shall be deemed, for the purposes of clause (1)(e), to have resigned from the party.