PETITIONClosedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Pass a law that triggers an early General Election via a public petition

Right now, only the Prime Minister can request an early General Election. We believe the public should also have a clear democratic mechanism to do so.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

1,095

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 1,095/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 1,095/100,000

Background

We call on the Government to bring forward proposals to:

•            Pass a law where a petition signed by over 50.1% of registered voters can trigger an early General Election.
•            Allow public petitions which receive significantly large amounts of signatures to automatically trigger a no confidence debate in Parliament