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Petition · past parliament

The people of the U.K. should be given the opportunity for a general election

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

With the new news of Britain leaving the European Union the electorate should be given the full opportunity to vote the next government in now. The next prime minister should not be simply parachuted in without the population approving.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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