Petition · past parliament
Restore Parliament's sovereignty by a debate and vote after the EU referendum
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
In the light of the minority EU referendum result, we call on our elected MPs urgently to restore Parliament's sovereignty by debating and voting against the repeal of the 1972 European Communities Act.
1) No legislation exists to make the current vote binding on Parliament
2) The threshold of 37.4% of the electorate voting to 'Leave' would be considered too low for strike action by a trade union. It is much too low for a decision of such national significance, and wildly unrepresentative of the UK as a nation
3) Legal constitutional experts regard the referendum as democratically inadequate, see http://bit.ly/28WC52k and http://bit.ly/291Vpej
2) The threshold of 37.4% of the electorate voting to 'Leave' would be considered too low for strike action by a trade union. It is much too low for a decision of such national significance, and wildly unrepresentative of the UK as a nation
3) Legal constitutional experts regard the referendum as democratically inadequate, see http://bit.ly/28WC52k and http://bit.ly/291Vpej
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 1 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.