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Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election as a matter of urgency.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

In light of the result of the European Referendum and the resignation of the Prime Minister, we, the undersigned call on Her Majesty's Government to hold a General Election as a matter of urgency.

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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