Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

I want to say yes but that would mean there are chances of a convicted rapist running our country, but there's also a chance with that law in place that people who have committed a petty crime like vandalism at a younger age wouldn't be allowed to run for office, which I find unfair, so I'm just going to say no.

depends on how bad the crime was. say it was a sexual crime or a shooting or something violent, and murder. they should NOT be allowed in office.

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It depends on the crime as well as how they are now and the justification, intentions and reason of that criminal act.

Depends what it was for and how long ago same as going for a job but if its theft or certain things it should be automatically no

Yes as long as it wasn’t committed in office, they have finished their sentence and it wasn’t a dishonesty or moral standing offence and sufficient time has passed

Yes as long as it was not serious (felony, violent, financial, sexual, drug trafficing etc) and enough time has passed that it can be clean slated

Yes, as long as it was more than 10 years ago AND it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Yes as long as the crime was not committed while being a member of Parliament or isn't a crime which involved a power imbalance between victim and perpetrator

Depends on the crime. Violent crimes, fraud, black mail etc, they need to be banned from office for life.

If minor and a long time pho it shouldn’t matter

Yes, aslong as they have finished their sentence and did not commit a felony, violent, financial or sexual crime within a certain amount of time

Depends how long ago and rehabilitation

All three alternative yes’

Yes, but with increased auditing of their decisions

Yes, as long as they have been held accountable and the public are made aware of these past actions

Yes, if the politician has shown improvement and a changed mindset where they understand their wrong doing and has learnt why it is wrong

Depending on what it was

Depends on the crime Committed

Yes, as long as full details of the offending and sentence are made freely available to the public.

only if they are dead

if the crime is not murder or something

Yes, as long as all the convictions of all politicians are public knowledge

Dependant on the crime and how long ago it was

They should be forced to run for office.

Yes as long as they disclose the crime

No, but allow them to apply for an exception for time etc

Only after 5 years after serving sentence

Yes as long as they are completely safe and have completely gone off being bad.

Yes depending on the nature of the crime.

Yes, as long as they finished their serving sentence, it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime and it has to be declared.

I feel if people are trying to change then they should be allowed to do what they wish and not have the crime as a set back

depends on how bad the crime

depends on there reason for being in prison

Not violent, of a sexual nature, fraudulent and for a good time period

Only if the maximum penalty is less than 5yrs in prison

If they got put in prison for a political crime they should still be able to run for office

It depends on the crime and their response to it.

It depends on the nature of the crime, and the person's orientation to their own crime afterwards.

it depends on what the crime was, how severe the crime was. disallow politicians that are under investigation for a crime

yes as long as it is well documented.

Yes, As long as it is known by all and well documented

well being a position means you half to have a good example over what your party is all about having done a crime that is really bad meaning rape murder etc but if it is just some little crime like speeding ticket,parking ticket etc etc from that it would be fine for them to go run for prime minster but as always their is always boundaries.

I think this is case by case dependant on the type of crime, when it was committed and the evidence of remorse and change in character since that crime was committed.

It depends on what they did, and further research should be made into the investigation before they are allowed or disallowed

depending how long ago it was committed.

yes, as long as they know what they did wrong

Yes depending on the severity of the crime and how long ago it was