Petition · past parliament

Lower the voting age to 16

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

I am a teenager whom believes that I should be able to have a say in my life, be trusted with responsibility and experience democracy. I want a say in decisions that effect me.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

28 Sep 2015 Petition opened for signatures
5 Oct 2015 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 5 Oct 2015

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.