Petition · past parliament

We call upon Parliament to repeal The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act immediately.

Closed 2,485 signatures

What the petition asks

A current petition to Call a snap General Election elicited the response « The Fixed-Term Parliaments Act means no Government can call a snap general election.... » from the government.

M.P.s make laws ; and can repeal them.

Timeline

14 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
14 Oct 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,485
Status Closed
Opened 14 Apr 2016
Closed 14 Oct 2016

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