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Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election in 2017, as soon as administratively feasible

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

In light of recent events, both domestically & globally, we the people, call for a general election.
In 2007 when Gordon Brown took office, Theresa May said that we need a general election as he has no democratic mandate and his reputation has been tainted by his mistakes in office.

Why it was rejected

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

We think this petition is similar to yours:
Hold an Emergency General Election, to be held no later than February 20th 2017.

Timeline

29 Jan 2017 Petition opened for signatures
31 Jan 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Jan 2017

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