Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Mandatory general election if 2 changes of Prime Minister during a Parliament
Closed
87 signatures
What the petition asks
Whenever there are two leadership contests for the party in power within any single parliamentary term then it should be mandatory that a general election is called
This gives the people the chance to choose to accept or not, the mandate put forward by the latest leader who would become prime minister. The situation would occur whenever the elected prime minister has to stand down, for whatever reason, and his/her replacement also has to stand down in the same term A third prime minister would have to put their proposed mandate to the people along with the proposed mandate from other parties in a general election.
Timeline
| 24 Oct 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Apr 2023 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
87
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
24 Oct 2022
Closed
24 Apr 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.