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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election before October 2016

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

On June 23rd the UK public voted in the EU referendum to leave the EU. Many feel they were hoodwinked/mislead buy the campaigners. We the British public have no confidence in our politicians. We demand to hold our government accountable.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a general election in the next 90 days as a result of the EU vote.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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