Petition · past parliament
Only 37.4% actually voted to leave the EU. Parliament should vote to decide.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
In the EU referendum, 17,410,742 people voted to leave, of a registered electorate of 46,500,001. This constitutes only 37.44% of the electoral population. Therefore it is NOT A MAJORITY mandate. Since the referendum is also only advisory, parliament instead should now vote whether or not to leave.
Only a minority of the electoral population voted to leave the EU - 37.4435%. Therefore, the decision to leave the EU and enact Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty should instead rest with a parliamentary vote, as the people's elected representatives in HM government.
Precedence can be found in the 1979 Scotland Devolution referendum; because less than 40% of the electorate voted for devolution, it could not be enacted.
We, the undersigned, demand ALL MPs vote whether or not to leave the EU.
Precedence can be found in the 1979 Scotland Devolution referendum; because less than 40% of the electorate voted for devolution, it could not be enacted.
We, the undersigned, demand ALL MPs vote whether or not to leave the EU.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.