Reply #3: How so? If they don't get better in a year, they're out. [View All]

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Physical illness/ injury could keep an MP out of commission that long; for example, people who have a stroke or serious injuries in an auto accident and require extensive physical rehabilitation.


"The new law would extend the recovery period from six months to a year. The MP's seat would only then be declared vacant if the illness was judged "likely to affect to a significant extent the member's ability to attend the legislature".