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Petition · past parliament

Hold a general election as soon as possible.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Call for a general election as soon as possible. The current government do not have the same mandate as the government elected in 2019. There were put in power by a slim percentage of the UK population and must be replaced before they do irreparable damage to the UK economy.
Debate on this matter and hold a parliament wide vote on the motion

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action:

Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government
Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government

Timeline

24 Sep 2022 Petition opened for signatures
28 Sep 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Sep 2022

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