Petition · past parliament

Not subject the UK voters to a 2nd EU referendum.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

A petition has been submitted after the referendum held on 23 June 2016 requesting the regulations of that referendum be changed in favour of making that referendum void and thus forcing a 2nd Referendum.
The referendum held on the 23 June 2016 was a lawful referendum held democratically and produced a democratic result. That this result may not appeal to some is a fact of democracy and democracy should not be distracted from its aim to represent the majority however small that may be. The introduction of a requirement as laid down in the petition intended to force a 2nd Referendum would not be democratic. If such requirements where to be in place then they should also be applied to all local and central elections.

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 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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