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Petition · past parliament

Call a General Election following invokation of Article 50 after the Referendum

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the Referendum we face a leadership that was not democratically elected. Given the unprecedented turn out of voters we deserve the right to decide who will guide this country during the momentous changes we face.

Why it was rejected

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

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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