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Petition · past parliament

Force a general election as soon as the new Conservative leader is elected.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

I do not wish to have an unelected Prime Minister so wish an election be forced as soon as the next conservative leader is announced, As happened when Brown replaced Blair.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a general election immediately after Conservative party leadership decided

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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