Petition · past parliament
Call an early general election
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Once a new leader of the Conservative party is chosen on the 9th of September the country will be controlled by someone who has at most received 150,000 votes (The number of Conservative party members), this is undemocratic and therefore should result in the calling of a early general election.
Parliament has two options to achieve an early general election. Either two thirds of the MPs of the house can vote for a motion that calls for one, or alternatively a majority can be secured under the motion of "This house has no confidence in Her Majesty's government" resulting in a 14 day period of consideration about the alternative administrations that could hold the confidence of the house.
Sources;
The Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011
The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
Sources;
The Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011
The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Jul 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
14 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.