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Petition · past parliament

Call a General Election

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

In the wake of the EU Referendum and the aftermath that followed, it is clear that the Conservatives had absolutely no plan in place for if the vote had swayed in favour of and exit from the EU.
With David Cameron resigning and nobody really ready to take his place, the people need to decide who they want to proceed with what ever action is to be taken. When the conservatives won the election, the people voted for Cameron, they did not vote for whoever may take his place.

Let the public decide.

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

2 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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