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Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election when a new Prime Minister is appointed

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

The electorate votes not only for their Member of Parliament, but also for a party and for a Prime Minister. In the event of a Prime Minister resigning, the new Prime Minister is appointed by the governing political party electing a new leader. This is undemocratic.

Why it was rejected

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

A change in prime minister should trigger a general election.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2016

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