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Petition · past parliament

Hold a General Election on the EU

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

A general election, with the full scale and impact of the EU decision now laid out, is an essential democratic exercise. We need and deserve a more responsible decision-making process for the future of our country, and our continent, than a non-binding advisory referendum.

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
6 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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