Petition · past parliament
Hold a General Election in Autumn 2016
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The result of the EU referendum and the decision of David Cameron to resign as Prime Minister means we will have a new Prime Minister who was not a party leader at the time of 2015 General Election, implementing a programme that never put to the electorate. This is democratically unacceptable.
We call on the government to dissolve parliament before the Autumn Party conferences, and to hold a General Election. Additionally, David Cameron should remain as caretaker Prime Minister until this General Election.
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.