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Petition · past parliament

A General Election rather than the new PM being the new Conservative leader.

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

In light of the referendum result and Cameron's resignation, we should have a general election. The post-EU government should be chosen by the people, rather than just by the party when they choose a new leader. This is especially true because of how close the result was.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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