A Member of Parliament who does not belong to or represent a political party is called an Independent.A person can run as an independent as elections or a sitting Member of Parliament may decide to revoke their party allegiance and become an independent. This may result if a sitting member decided to leave the political party that they were elected to represent or if a party decided to expel one of its MPs.

The role of an independent Member of Parliament is to represent their electorate and achieve the best results from Government for their constituents. Independents are generally able to vote according to their beliefs and the perceived will of their electorate, whereas members who belong to political parties are expected to follow the party line on most votes.