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Petition · past parliament

Hold a new general election this year, in light of the EU referendum.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

This government promised to cut the deficit. They failed. They promised to bring immigration down. They failed. Now they promised to keep us in the EU and they failed at that as well. The people no longer have confidence in this government, and we call for a new general election as soon as possible.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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