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Petition · past parliament

Have a general election by the end of 2016.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Now that a leave vote has taken place, a mandate will be required from the British people, to allow them to decide who should lead the country to negotiate with the EU.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a general Election in 2016 after the decision was made to leave the EU

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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