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Petition · past parliament

EU MEMBERSHIP REFERENDUM TO BE BROUGHT FORWARD TO 2016

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

This is a petition to call for the Referendum on the United Kingdoms membership in European Union to be brought forward to 2016.





Lastest Polls and Surveys throughout the United Kingdom have produced result which clearly shows a resounding NO vote on whether to stay in the European Union.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We cannot accept duplicate petitions. We think this petition is similar to yours:

Have an early referendum on the in/out of the EU by May 2016.

You might like to sign this petition instead. It is more likely to get more signatures that way.

Timeline

6 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Sep 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.