This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Hold a general election following the conservative leadership campaign.
We cannot allow a vote by 0.3% of the electorate decide whether to leave the EU without a deal. We must call a general election to ensure that a government with a sufficient mandate is elected to make these changes to our lives and those of the rest of Europe and the World.
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I have taken a voting populace of 46.8 million from the electoralcommission.org website and a voter turnout of 140000 for the conservative leadership contest.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/264215
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