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Petition · past parliament

We call for a snap general election.

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The British people voted to leave the EU so Britan would no longer be governed by the unelected. Theresa May will now be an unelected Prime Minister.
We the under singed call for a snap general election so that the British public can democraticly vote for their new Prime Minister.

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
14 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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