Rejected petition Hold an immediate referendum on calling a General Election

Hold a referendum as soon as possible on whether to call a General Election.

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A general election cannot be called based on a petition of 1,000,000 votes, but a referendum can be called to give the entire country a chance to have their say. To deny the British people a choice would be undemocratic, and the people would be held hostage by their own government.

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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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You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Introduce a mid-term referendum on whether to hold an early General Election
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/734396

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Date submitted 14 November 2025
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