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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election before invoking article 50 of the Lisbon treaty.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like a general election to be called prior to invoking article 50, so that a newly elected government can proceed with a mandate to leave or remain in the EU under terms set in the elected governments manifesto. Given that both sides in the EU referendum made dishonest claims.
It is in the interest of everyone that such seismic changes to the future of the United Kingdom are carried out in a transparent and open manner.

Why it was rejected

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

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

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.