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Petition · past parliament

Schedule a General Election in 2016. No Confidence in Current UK Government.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the Brexit vote and likely 2nd independence referendum in Scotland, we, the undersigned, have no confidence in the current UK government and believe an immediate general election should be scheduled.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU

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.