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Petition · past parliament

Don't close Parliamentary Petition system in the months surrounding an election

Closed 96 signatures

What the petition asks

Before and during the 2017 general election the Parliamentary Petition site closed. It was not reinstated until September, resulting in four months when citizens were denied a mechanism for raising concerns.

There is no reason why the mechanism for submitting or signing petitions should be closed
Separate the running of the petitions site from the reviewing of petitions. The first should be available to citizens at all times (with the possible exception of during the actual election campaign), the second is reasonably the role of the petitions committee.

Timeline

15 Sep 2017 Petition opened for signatures
15 Mar 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 96
Status Closed
Opened 15 Sep 2017
Closed 15 Mar 2018

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