Declare the result of the referendum held on 23 Jun 2016 as INCONCLUSIVE.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The total Electorate eligible to vote was 46,501,241. The total of Leave votes was 17,410,742. For this referendum, the outcome is irreversible and therefore a MAJORITY of the Electorate should vote for one of the 2 choices. A MAJORITY of the Electorate is 50% of 46,501,241 plus ONE vote.

For General Elections the UK operates the ‘First Past the Post” system declaring the winner. This is OK for decisions for General Elections, for which outcomes and subsequent events can be revisited and reassessed every 4-5 years. For the referendum on Remain or Leave the European Union, the outcome is irreversible and therefore a MAJORITY of the Electorate should vote for one of the 2 choices.

This petition does not prevent further referendum on this issue in which each side is aiming to get a MAJORITY number of votes for one of the 2 options. However, once the MAJORITY is achieved then the issue is settled on the option that has achieved the majority.

Why it was rejected

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

Call for a second EU referendum as the first did not have a clear mandate.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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