Petition · past parliament

Rerun the referendum, giving 16+ a vote, and a voice on their future.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

When Scotland voted for independence, it recognised that those 16 year olds had a right to vote on their future.

The rest of the UK was denied in this vote, denying them the right to have a voice in the most important vote in the past generation.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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