Petition

Have a General Election every year as requested in 1839 by the Chartist Movement

Closed 249 signatures

What the petition asks

We think there should be a general election every year on the 1st of July.
In 1839, 1842 and 1848 the Chartists requested 6 changes to our parliamentary system:

- A vote for every man aged twenty-one years and above
- The secret ballot to protect the elector in the exercise of his vote.
- No property qualification for Members of Parliament (MPs)
- Payment of Members
- Equal constituencies
- Annual parliamentary elections

All have been enacted except Annual elections. We think this would enable a more democratic relationship with the voter and help to hold MPs to account.

Timeline

20 Nov 2024 Petition opened for signatures
20 May 2025 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 249
Status Closed
Opened 20 Nov 2024
Closed 20 May 2025

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 7 Aug 2026.