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Petition · past parliament

Hold a referendum on the future of the monarchy in the UK.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

Since we live in a democracy, and believe in the will of the people, I would like to propose that Parliament discuss the holding of a referendum to re-affirm public support for continuing to fund the Monarchy.

Why it was rejected

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

Call for a UK referendum on the abolition of the "unelected" UK monarchy.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Jul 2016

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