Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election in October 2016.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the results of the EU referendum Cameron announced his resignation. One large reason many people voted to leave the EU was because they were unhappy with unelected officials having a say in what our country does, we need a say in who takes Cameron's position in leading this country.
This will allow both Leave and Remain supporters a say in how our country is run outside of the EU and also give the new leader of the Conservative party and the leaders of the other parties the chance to show us why they are the best person to lead our country in the new era. Having Cameron's unelected replacement run our country would contradict our leave. We need a fresh start with our independence, whether it was wanted or not.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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