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Petition · past parliament

For a General Election to be called on the basis of the EU referendum

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The reason many of us voted to leave the EU was to bring back the democratic process to the UK, with David Cameron resigning we should not now allow an unelected PM to take his place who we have no say over how they choose to shape the country.
The future shaping of our country and the environment in which we voted has changed entirely and so a new direction must be voted in by it's people.

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 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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