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Petition · past parliament

There should be a vote in parliament to dismiss the non binding EU referendum

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Reducing a complicated issue such as membership to the EU down to a simple in or out question is misleading. We are a parliamentary democracy, not a direct democracy. We vote in governments to act on our behalf. There should be a parliamentary vote on EU membership.

Why it was rejected

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

Let Parliament decide whether or not we remain a member of the European Union

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 4 Jul 2016

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