Petition · past parliament
Allow the public to force a general election.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Brexit has shown our MPs as being incapable of making decisions on behalf of their constituents interests.The public should be allowed to force a general election upon the house by overruling the fixed term parliament act to try and sort out any stalemate in the house.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 24 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 25 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
25 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.