Petition · past parliament

Include a referendum question in the next general election ballot paper.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The last E.U. referendum is discredited.
Democracy demands a new referendum with clear, explicit choices:-

1. Leave the E.U with no deal if a deal cannot be agreed.
2. Leave with the current deal.
3. Withdraw article 50 and remain in the E.U.
The last referendum was invalidated by malpractice. It was also flawed by not making it clear what Brexit meant. A general election will confuse the E.U. question with unrelated party political issues. It will not give a clear, democratic decision on the E.U.

A general election would afford the opportunity to allow the electorate to provide a clear instruction to Parliament, whatever the outcome of the general election.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Oct 2019

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