Petition · past parliament
Lets have general elections before triggering Article 50
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
Triggering Article 50 is the most important single action the UK government have had to execute in recent history. We the undersigned believe that with David Cameron resigning his successor will lack the democratic mandate needed to be in charge of such action so we call for a general election.
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
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.