Petition · past parliament
Introduce a Swiss style direct democracy into the UK political system
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Introduce a Swiss style direct democracy which enables the people of the United Kingdom so that the people can decide their own future by the ballot box in referendums rather than having parliament decide everything for us.
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 |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.