Petition · past parliament

General Election in 6 months if Prime Minister not elected in general election.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

In both previous Labour and current Conservative governments Prime Ministers have made decisions which affect all of us but they have no mandate from the electorate. It is the democratic right of the electorate to decide who will make decisions on our behalf.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action. You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 7 Feb 2017

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