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Petition · past parliament

Call early general elections in view of the crisis following the EU referendum.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

A crisis of confidence in the present government has emerged in the wake of the EU referendum. The people of the UK deserve the chance to elect a new government capable of representing the country's interests effectively in the coming difficult period.

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 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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