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Petition · past parliament

Call for General Election our Prime Minister should be elected by the people.

Rejected 15 signatures

What the petition asks

In the last 100 years around half of our Prime Ministers have been 'unelected' With only 5 ever winning an Election.

Our Prime Minister is our Voice so we the people should have a Voice in choice of Prime Minister.
https://fullfact.org/news/unelected-prime-ministers-common-or-not/

Why it was rejected

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

If Theresa May resigns as Prime Minister a general election must be held.

Timeline

21 Jun 2019 Petition opened for signatures
25 Jun 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 15
Status Rejected
Rejected 25 Jun 2019

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