Petition · past parliament

Make a change in Prime Minister automatically trigger a General Election

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

A change in Prime Minister is a dramatic shift in direction for the country. The government will be run by different people with different philosophies and policy agendas. This change should be ratified by the country as a whole in a General Election, not just by members of the ruling party.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

16 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
21 May 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 21 May 2019

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