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Petition · past parliament

For the king to dissolve parliament and call for a general election.

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

For parliament to ask the king to use his royal perogative and dissolve parliament and for a general election to be held.
We have had three Prime Ministers who have not been elected by the people of this nation. Democracy needs to be enacted for this government to have any authority.

Why it was rejected

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

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for an immediate general election: Call an immediate general election to end the chaos of the current government

Timeline

26 Oct 2022 Petition opened for signatures
31 Oct 2022 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 31 Oct 2022

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