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Petition · past parliament

Change FixedTerms Parliament Act(2011) and call for people's vote on next PM

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

A General Election petition was made but it was stated that due to the Fixed Terms Parliament Act (2011) elections can only take place every 5 years.
This petition calls for democracy, to change the act so that when PMs resign we the people have a chance to vote for our next PM.

Why it was rejected

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

To hold a general election when there is a change of Prime Minister in office.

Timeline

24 May 2019 Petition opened for signatures
17 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 17 Jun 2019

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