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Petition · past parliament

Following the resignation of David Cameron, we call for a UK general election

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

We call for a UK general election to ensure that the new PM negotiating the UK relationship with the EU is elected by the UK population democratically, rather than using the internal conservative party selection process.

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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