Petition · past parliament
Hold a General Election in 2016 in light of the UK's Vote to Leave the EU.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
As the UK has voted to leave the European Union and the Prime Minister has resigned. Parliment should dissolve itself at the earliest opportunity and hold a General Election.
The Prime Ministers replacement will have no mandate from the electorate to negotiate our future relationship with the EU.
The Prime Ministers replacement will have no mandate from the electorate to negotiate our future relationship with the EU.
I urge MPs of all sides to repeal the fixed term Parliment Act and dissolve Parliment early and hold a General Election before the end of 2016, to give the public a direct say in its desires for our future relationship with he EU.
The Prime Minister's replacement will have no mandate from the electorate as a whole to negotiate on it's behalf the UK's future relationship with the EU.
The Prime Minister's replacement will have no mandate from the electorate as a whole to negotiate on it's behalf the UK's future relationship with the EU.
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
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.