Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Petition · past parliament

Force a General Election when a PM is removed by his/her party or stands down.

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Make a General Election compulsory when the Leader of a Governing Party/UK Prime Minister is removed by his/her party or stands down and a new Leader/PM is selected by his/her party. The PM is a pivotal figure in Government and should not be installed without reference to the wider electorate.

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

9 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
26 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Jun 2019

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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