Petition · past parliament
Hold a general election in 2016 in response to the referendum result.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
The referendum result is close and only advisory. It is democratically unacceptable that a decision on when/if to invoke Article 50 is taken by an unelected Prime Minister. MPs are therefore obliged to call an emergency election, under section 2 of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
'Brexit' is clearly not in the best interests of the UK or the EU and to invoke Article 50 would be an act of sabotage.
If a party or coalition were to campaign and win on a 'remain' ticket then this would be a valid democratic mandate for the UK remaining in the EU.
If a party or coalition were to campaign and win on a 'remain' ticket then this would be a valid democratic mandate for the UK remaining in the EU.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.