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Petition · past parliament

Disregard the result of the EU referendum

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU Referendum's result is not legally binding. Many Leave voters retrospectively regret what their decision, and the margin of victory was relatively slim. The Government and Parliament could block a Brexit, and some of the damage might be undone.
Referendums are not particularly democratic, since the margin of victory does not matter; it makes no difference if the result is 51:49 or 85:15. This is not proportional representation.

Why it was rejected

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

Declare the result of the EU referendum null & void.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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