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Petition · past parliament

Call a General Election

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU Referendum has divided the ruling party and left it directionless, and the country devoid of leadership in this time of huge political, social and economic turmoil. We ask for a general vote of no confidence to override the Fixed Term Parliament Act.
The campaigns before the referendum were so mendacious as to erode public trust and confidence in our politicians and a new mandate is now required to take us forward, to stabilise the country, to heal the divisions and combat racism and extremism.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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