Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election following the conservative leadership campaign.

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

We cannot allow a vote by 0.3% of the electorate decide whether to leave the EU without a deal. We must call a general election to ensure that a government with a sufficient mandate is elected to make these changes to our lives and those of the rest of Europe and the World.
I have taken a voting populace of 46.8 million from the electoralcommission.org website and a voter turnout of 140000 for the conservative leadership contest.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

23 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
31 Jul 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Jul 2019

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