Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election in light of the Referendum results

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Our Prime Minister has resigned, and our officials are following suit fast. The current government is therefore unfit for purpose after the results of the EU referendum, and simply handing control over without a general election is the kind of beauraucracy that has just been voted against.

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 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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