Petition
Introduce a threshold for the public to call a General Election.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To ensure the Government remains accountable to the electorate, a threshold should be introduced to call a General Election by the public. An example could be a 2/3rd majority of the number of voters that voted at the last General Election.
This will ensure no Government can be elected on a set of promises and then immediately lie, backtrack and break them. This would restore a sense of trust in politics and give the public the power to call an election if the overwhelming majority were in disagreement and wanted a fresh choice.
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 Change the law, so that UK citizens can force an immediate General Election which calls for a very similar action.
Timeline
| 24 Nov 2024 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 30 Dec 2024 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
30 Dec 2024
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 28 Jul 2026.