Petition · past parliament

Referendum result referred to as 'the illegally won referendum'.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Make all references in the House of Commons to the result of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum refer to it as 'the illegally won referendum result'.
The person concerned can qualify that by stating there was a <1% chance Leave would have won without criminal action.
https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/96757/illegal-vote-leave-advertising-overspend-on-facebook-altered-eu-referendum/

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

2 Sep 2019 Petition opened for signatures
9 Sep 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Sep 2019

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