Sign in
☰
People MPsHouse of LordsGovernmentOppositionPartiesCommittees Votes Commons votesLords votesVotes by issueTopicsStats & rankingsParliament in numbers Legislation BillsEarly day motionsPetitions Elections Election resultsConstituenciesWho is my MP? Scotland OverviewMSPsScottish GovernmentVotesBillsMotionsCommitteesConstituencies & regionsElections Search Sign in

Petition · past parliament

Lowering the voting age to 16 to give the young youth a voice

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Help us to make the youth voices of Britain to be heard let them vote for what they want as it will go towards their future aswell

Why it was rejected

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

Reduce the legal voting age to 16

Timeline

8 May 2016 Petition opened for signatures
9 May 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 May 2016

Follow this petition

Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.

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