Petition · past parliament
Call a general election following the EU referendum
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
In the light of the constitutional, economic and legislative change that is signalled by the result of the EU referendum, MPs should be encouraged to consider a specific motion, as set out in the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act 2011, to trigger a general election prior to the triggering of Article 50.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.