Petition · past parliament
When a Prime minister resigns a General election must be held.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
The current situation in the UK is that we are going to end up with new prime minister that the public have not voted in.
I believe any party leader who has been elected to prime minister should serve at least 50% of there term or a general election must be held
I believe any party leader who has been elected to prime minister should serve at least 50% of there term or a general election must be held
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 |
| 7 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
7 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.