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Petition · past parliament

General Election needed due to change in PM following the EU referendum

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

A general election is the fairest option following the "BREXIT" vote considering the a new Conservative Prime Minister will not have a mandate from the people.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

30 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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