Petition · past parliament

Refuse to have a second referendum.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

June 23rd 2016 the UK went to the polls to vote on continued membership of the European Union.

48.1% of the electorate who voted, voted to stay
51.9% of the electorate who voted, voted to leave.

Under the referendum rules, this is a binding result and should not be ignored.

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
30 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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