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Petition · past parliament

Call a general election before Article 50 is activated.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There is a swell of evidence that the recent EU referendum vote was not a true reflection of people choosing whether to be part of the EU. Instead it was used as a protest vote by many. The current government needs to prove it has the support and the mandate for change.

Why it was rejected

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

Vote on an early General Election before sending Article 50

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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