Petition · past parliament
For the UK to not have a second EU Referendum.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
On the 23/06/2016 the UK had an EU referendum to give the public the choice of whether they wanted to leave the EU or stay. The public voted to leave with the majority votes of 17,410,742.
To have a second referendum would be an insult to the voters and democracy, the public has spoken.
To have a second referendum would be an insult to the voters and democracy, the public has spoken.
The votes counted on 24/06/2016 were as follows:
Leave – 17,410,742
Remain – 16,141,241
Leave won by 51.9%
Leave – 17,410,742
Remain – 16,141,241
Leave won by 51.9%
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.