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Petition · past parliament

To have a general election this year (2016) because of a total loss of trust

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Over the past year I feel our elected parliamentarians have miss lead the public - and have had a personal agenda that satisfy very extreme views. I want better!

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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