Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election by the end of December 2016.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Having another General Election by the end of the year gives the government 3 months after this petition ending to hold another and to settle the countries confidence in them as a Political Party.
Given the countless attempts to protest against austerity, and votes of no confidence towards Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron, plus the public backlash against the March 2016 budget, another election will follow the democratic process that George Osborne has said himself on the Today Show on Radio 4 (17/03/16) "If the public has no confidence in their government, they can chuck them out. That's the great thing about a democracy".

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

17 Mar 2016 Petition opened for signatures
20 Mar 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 20 Mar 2016

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