Petition · past parliament
Make law that if a UK Prime Minister resigns a General Election should be held
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
When an elected Prime Minister resigns it's undemocratic to then be stuck with a new Prime Minister that hasn't been elected into office. An example would be the resignation of David Cameron and consequently now having Theressa May has PM despite not being fairly elected into public office.
When we have a general election we vote for that leader of that party and their manifesto. If this candidate then gets elected and resigns a year or two into their term, then currently we have no say in the next leader of the current party in government and consequently their political agenda.
It's not democratic and it's unfair on the vast majority of people. This needs to change.
It's not democratic and it's unfair on the vast majority of people. This needs to change.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
10 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.