Petition

Require a General Election When a Prime Minister Is Removed by Their Own Party

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Require General Election if a Prime Minister is removed by their own party. Parties must choose leaders, but replacing the person exercising executive power without public consent creates a democratic gap. This reduces instability, discourages power struggles, and restores accountability to voters.
We call on Parliament to legislate that if a sitting Prime Minister is removed by their own party during a parliamentary term, a General Election must be held. While parties must retain the right to choose leaders, replacing the person exercising executive power without public consent creates a democratic gap. This reform would reduce instability, discourage internal power struggles, ensure accountability, and allow voters to confirm or reject major changes in national leadership.

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

22 Jun 2026 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jul 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Jul 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 27 Jul 2026.