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Dissolve
Closed
2,513 signatures
What the petition asks
Dissolution is the official term for the end of a Parliament. 25 days after a successful motion to dissolve a general election must be held.
Members of parliament in all parties fear the result of a general election too much to table the motion so we, the people, must demand it to see it happen.
Members of parliament in all parties fear the result of a general election too much to table the motion so we, the people, must demand it to see it happen.
"On a motion to dissolve the Parliament then in existence dissolves at the beginning of the 25th working day before the polling day for the next parliamentary general election as determined under section 1 or appointed under section 2(7)" Fixed-term Parliament Act of 2011.
The Government does not resign when Parliament is dissolved. Government ministers remain in charge of their departments but may not after the result of the election is known and a new administration is formed.
The Government does not resign when Parliament is dissolved. Government ministers remain in charge of their departments but may not after the result of the election is known and a new administration is formed.
Timeline
| 20 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jun 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,513
Status
Closed
Opened
20 Dec 2018
Closed
20 Jun 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.