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Petition · past parliament

Hold a post-EU Referendum General Election in 2016

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

An Election prior to invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty would allow each political party an opportunity to set out a clear manifesto of Brexit priorities and how any 'leave dividend' will be spent, or alternatively, offer a chance to disregard the controversial result of the EU Referendum.
Many of the General Public feel that they were not given the full facts before making their Referendum decision. An Election would allow voters to make an informed decision as to the direction the country should take and who should lead it.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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