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Petition · past parliament

Bring back the act which allows House of Parliament to call general election

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

We call government to bring back the act which came into force in 2011 under the Coalition Government, removed the power to set the general election date, and therefore to call an early general election,
We want the government to bring back the act

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 15 Jul 2016

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