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Petition · past parliament

To call a referendum on abolition of the UK monarchy.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

We seek a referendum to allow the people to abolish the monarchy, retain without state funding, retain as is or have an elected constitutional monarchy.
The monarchy is a huge cost to the public purse but also one which represents a division in class. In a modern democratic society, retention of the monarchy should be at the behest of the people.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a referendum on the monarchy.

Timeline

16 Apr 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Apr 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Apr 2016

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