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Petition · past parliament

General Election triggered if a sitting Prime Minister is no longer in post.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

There should be a general election if the PM resigns, to prevent party polical positioning. This could also apply if a sitting PM dies or is removed from office

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

7 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Jul 2019

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