Petition · past parliament
Hold an emergency general election in light of the recent Brexit result.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
On 7th May 2015, conservatives won an election while we were an EU state.
On June 24th 2016, we chose to leave EU.
As the circumstances have changed for UK, we should have the power to choose which party takes us through this essential time to re-negotiate trade deals etc.
On June 24th 2016, we chose to leave EU.
As the circumstances have changed for UK, we should have the power to choose which party takes us through this essential time to re-negotiate trade deals etc.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 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.