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Petition · past parliament

Make a second unelected Prime Minister a legal impossibility.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In the event of two Prime Minister resignations, make a second unelected Prime Minister impossible by law by automatically triggering a new general election.

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

30 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
6 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Sep 2019

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