PETITION which could see Brecon and Radnor MP Chris Davies lose his seat opens this morning, Thursday, May 9.
Mr Davies was fined £1,500 and ordered to carry out 50 hours of community service for submitting two false expenses invoices for landscape photographs to decorate his new office at a hearing in Southwark on Tuesday, April 23.
The conviction triggered an automatic recall petition which, if signed by 10 per cent of eligible voters in the constituency, will trigger a by-election for the seat.
According to Powys County Council, which has published a ‘Public notice of petition to remove the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire Chris Davies’, the designated petition signing places are located at:
- County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LG
- Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon, LD3 7HR
- Presteigne Library, Market Hall, Presteigne, LD8 2AD
- Ystradgynlais Library, Temperance Street, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1JJ
- Council Chamber, Broad Street, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5BX
- Clarence Hall House, Beaufort Street, Crickhowell, NP8 1BN
These locations will be open for signing: Monday, 9am to 5pm (except spring bank holiday Monday); Tuesday, 8am to 5pm; Wednesday, 9am to 8pm; Thursday, 9am to 5pm; Friday, 9am to 5pm.
“A person is eligible to sign the petition if they are a registered parliamentary elector for the constituency and aged 18 or over (or the date of their 18th birthday is before the end of the signing period),” the notice said.
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