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Petition · past parliament

Create legislation to enable the UK electorate to call for a general election.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

At present a vote of no confidence can only be called by parliament, leaving parliament in an almost untouchable position. This means that serving governments can be forced to break promises and go against the will of the UK electorate at any time.
Citizens should be able to hold the government to account at all times, not just during General Elections. The law needs to be changed so that a petition of 'no confidence' to parliament, containing the signatures of at least 51% of the population means a General Election is immediately called.

Why it was rejected

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

Give the people the ability to call for a general election.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 2 Oct 2019

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