Petition · past parliament
Hold a Confirmatory Referendum/ People's Vote, not a General Election
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
A General Election cannot give a clear answer on Brexit: each party has policies in a wide range of areas (the environment, tax, welfare) and the leader of the majority party would become Prime Minister.
A Referendum on Brexit is the only way to decide what the public want to do.
A Referendum on Brexit is the only way to decide what the public want to do.
A voter who supports Remain may not wish to vote for any of the Remain parties in a General Election because they do not want that party (or it's leader) in power.
A Brexit voter may not want to support the parties who are willing to leave the EU without a Deal' for the same reason.
We need a referendum which clearly tells parliament whether the public want to Remain in the EU, accept Teresa May's deal or leave without a deal. A General Election will not and cannot answer this question.
A Brexit voter may not want to support the parties who are willing to leave the EU without a Deal' for the same reason.
We need a referendum which clearly tells parliament whether the public want to Remain in the EU, accept Teresa May's deal or leave without a deal. A General Election will not and cannot answer this question.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.