This petition was submitted during the 2015 to 2017 Parliament
Rejected petition MPs are asked not to have regard to the outcome of the referendum.
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The referendum turnout was 72%: 28% of the electorate didn't vote. The referendum asked if we should change the status quo, by leaving the EU. 52% (37% of the electorate) voted Leave and 48% (35%) voted Remain. When added to the 28% who did not vote, 63% of the electorate do not support Leave.
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/148969
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