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Petition · past parliament

Debate a motion for an early/emergency general election.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Recent events mean the government and the opposition is in turmoil, a new agenda is required. Would it be in the best interests now to have a new unelected leader with a deeply divided party behind them and a divided opposition incapable of challenging such a government.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

28 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
13 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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