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Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election following the referendum

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the resignation of the Prime Minister, the public needs to elect a new government to manage the impact of the referendum result. Therefore, Parliament should vote to hold a general election immediately.

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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