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Petition · past parliament

Hold Another Referendum For 16 and 17-year-olds

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

16 and 17 Year Olds are going to have to live with the UK decision for the longest and it our option that matters the most.

Why it was rejected

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

Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
30 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jun 2016

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