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Petition · past parliament

we ask for a general election to be called.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

On Wednesday the 13th of July 2016 Theresa May will become the 2cnd female PM that this country has had, however she will do this with less than 0% of the countries vote, we call for a general election to be held so that that country can choose its own PM democratically and fairly.

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 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 14 Jul 2016

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