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Petition · past parliament

Debate the EU referendum [23/6/16]

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The Leave campaign at 52% and Remain at 48% only realized a turnout of 72%. This means that in effect the Leave vote was a mere 37% of the electorate and does not give a mandate to exit Europe. Moreover to take such drastic steps over a difference of 4% seems highly irresponsible.
The fact is that so many of us are in two minds on this issue just as the national poll reflected. Therefore it would be preferable to negotiate our differences from within the Union rather than creating chaos.

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
5 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Jul 2016

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