Petition · past parliament
Call a general election before article 50 of the Lisbon treaty is enacted.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Those of us that have been forced into Brexit by the rest of the country have not chosen who we want to represent us during the negotiations with the remaining 27 states of the EU. Therefore a general election should be held beforehand so we can choose.
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 |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.