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Petition · past parliament

Call for an Immediate General Election upon Theresa May's Arrival as PM

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The election of Theresa May was made by default and NOT by the general public; by no more than 150 MP's. This may or may not reflect the general public's opinion, and therefore a general election would clarify the general public's opinion.
Since the brexit vote, little progress has been made, and we the public feel that a Prime Minister (Theresa May) who voted to remain inside the European Union would hinder our progress.

Why it was rejected

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

Call a snap general election now that the UK have voted to leave the EU

Timeline

11 Jul 2016 Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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