Petition · past parliament
Allow Scotland, NI, and Gibraltar the option to retain their EU membership.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Democracy is not mob rule. Political process and the rule of law must always protect the rights of the individual and minority interests from the tyranny of the mob.
We request ratification of any exit proposals within the regional assemblies and by Gibraltar's democratically expressed view.
We request ratification of any exit proposals within the regional assemblies and by Gibraltar's democratically expressed view.
The reality about the UK referendum is that:
While the majority of votes cast were for leave, this was a minority of the total eligible electorate (37.4%) The majority of the electorate abstained or voted to remain.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar voted to remain. Only Wales and England have given the UK parliament a mandate for leaving the EU.
Within the regions that voted to leave the demographics show that both the major cities and young people wanted to remain in the EU.
While the majority of votes cast were for leave, this was a minority of the total eligible electorate (37.4%) The majority of the electorate abstained or voted to remain.
Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar voted to remain. Only Wales and England have given the UK parliament a mandate for leaving the EU.
Within the regions that voted to leave the demographics show that both the major cities and young people wanted to remain in the EU.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions//138534
Timeline
| 27 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.