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Petition · past parliament

Hold an immediate general election

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

We feel an immediate general election is necessary as some MP's have already been reported as saying that the result of the referendum should be ignored. The electorate of the UK deserves the right to put in place representation who understand democracy and reflect the will of the people post EU

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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