Petition · past parliament

Satisfy Nigel Farage's demand for second referendum if results between 48%-52%.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Nigel Farage publicly advocated for a second EU membership referendum in case the result of the referendum were narrower than a 48% - 52% range.

The referendum results are: 48.1% - 51.9%, which perfectly falls into the scope of Nigel Farage's public request.
Nigel Farage's public request, links below:

BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681

Mirror:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nigel-farage-wants-second-referendum-7985017

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 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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