Petition · past parliament

Call an immediate General Election as a result of David Cameron's resignation

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

David Cameron has rightly resigned following the EU referendum result.

The Britsh people should have the choice of who should be their next Prime Minister, particularly as the next General Election is not due until 2020

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 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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