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Petition · past parliament

Ask the House of Commons to debate calling an early General Election

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

After the result of the 2016 EU Referendum, and the subsequent political paralysis we, the undersigned, ask the House of Commons to debate as a matter of urgency calling an early General Election under the provisions of Section 2 of the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011.

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
30 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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