Petition · past parliament
Early General Election upon the appointment of a new Conservative Party Leader.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
The Conservatives are within their rights to appoint a new party leader, but given the severity of our country's situation post-referendum we must give the general public a right to decide (by election) which party is best to take us forward by allowing each of them to vocalise their manifesto.
To allow someone to our lead great country after simply being voted into power at such a sensitive time by less than 0.5% of the electoral register couldn't be less democratic.
We must hold a vote in Parliament to trigger an early General Election; critically before the UK triggers Article 50, as we as a whole country must democratically decide who is to control the exit from the EU and how.
Without doing this the new Leader of the Comservatives will have no mandate; this is unacceptable.
We must hold a vote in Parliament to trigger an early General Election; critically before the UK triggers Article 50, as we as a whole country must democratically decide who is to control the exit from the EU and how.
Without doing this the new Leader of the Comservatives will have no mandate; this is unacceptable.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 9 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.