Petition · past parliament
The government should disregard the referendum result because it was reckless
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The government have a responsibility to make informed critical decisions that the public are unable to make to protect businesses and the economy
A democratically elected government should not make a reckless decision, going against all independent professional organisation's advice.
A democratically elected government should not make a reckless decision, going against all independent professional organisation's advice.
In the case of this referendum, the electorate were not qualified to make this decision, and were misinformed.
Given the predicted outcome unfolding exactly as experts predicted it would, the government should reconsider this reckless move.
As an elected government they have the responsability to make informed decisions to protect the electorate from adverse consequences such as this.
Renegotiation with Europe should commence, given the sentiment of the electorate, and these issues dealt with.
Given the predicted outcome unfolding exactly as experts predicted it would, the government should reconsider this reckless move.
As an elected government they have the responsability to make informed decisions to protect the electorate from adverse consequences such as this.
Renegotiation with Europe should commence, given the sentiment of the electorate, and these issues dealt with.
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 |
| 12 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.