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Petition · past parliament

Hold an election before we invoke Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

There should be a general election before we invoke Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union. We should all get a vote as to who leads our country into the negotiations with the EU. Not have that decision made for us by the Conservative Party.

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 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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