Petition · past parliament
Hold a general election in order to break the deadlock in Parliament
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
A huge number of people of the UK feel that Parliament is no longer representative of the people and has proven to be dysfunctional. We now have a situation where the executive is unable to pass any legislation or resolve the Brexit issue and the economy and social cohesion are now at severe risk
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 21 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 22 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
22 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.