Petition · past parliament
Hold a general election before invoking Article 50
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The U.K. has held a referendum and voted to leave the EU. But the electorate has not been given the opportunity to vote for what it wants to happen now. A general election must be called before Article 50 is invoked so that the British public can positively decide what happens next.
A General Election allows:
- British voters to state their preference and give it a legal basis
- vote for MPs who represent their preferences
- for those MPs to choose the next government
- for that government to have the over-riding aim of negotiating the stated wishes of the British electorate on their behalf.
- British voters to state their preference and give it a legal basis
- vote for MPs who represent their preferences
- for those MPs to choose the next government
- for that government to have the over-riding aim of negotiating the stated wishes of the British electorate on their behalf.
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
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.