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“That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.”

Submitted on Sunday 15th January 2017

Published on Thursday 19th January 2017

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 2nd May 2017

Signatures: 153

Tagged with

European Union ~ General Election ~ Referendum

Petition Action

“That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.”

Petition Details

To remedy the uncertainty caused by the outcome of the Referendum on U. K. membership of the European Union, that the House of Commons have a motion laid before it by the end of March 2017 “That there shall be an early parliamentary general election.”

Additional Information

The Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011 provides for this, and if passed by a two-thirds majority, it is the only way for a general election to be held earlier than May 2020, other than a motion of no confidence in HMG passed by a simple majority.


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