Petition · past parliament

Immediate general election before Article 50 is triggered

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

We, the people of United Kindom and Northern Ireland call for an immediate general election to take place in order to create a valid mandate for the political representation before the Article 50 is triggered.

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 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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