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Petition · past parliament

Hold a snap election, as the Conservatives have lost their majority.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A UK government requires 326 seats (more than half) to be occupied by a single party. As the Conservatives have lost their majority, they can no longer govern our country.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/june2017/2017/06/general-election-2017-how-many-seats-do-conservatives-need-majority

Why it was rejected

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

Have another general election

Timeline

24 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
1 Mar 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Mar 2019

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