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Petition · past parliament

For N. Ireland to hold a referendum on reunification with Ireland

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Under the Belfast agreement (commonly known as the Good Friday agreement) a referendum can be held to see if the people of N. Ireland support the reunification of N. Ireland with Ireland. Under the agreement whatever choice is chosen is binding of both UK and Ireland Governments to implement.
Ref the Belfast Agreement.

Why it was rejected

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

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland should call a Border Poll on Irish unity

Timeline

20 Oct 2018 Petition opened for signatures
1 Nov 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Nov 2018

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