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Petition · past parliament

Hold a second referendum for 16/17 year olds to vote on EU membership

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

I believe that the result of the referendum did not produce a large enough majority and can therefore be argued illegitimate. By allowing 16/17 year olds to vote, there is an opportunity to increase the majority on either side.

Why it was rejected

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

A second EU referendum including 16 and 17 year olds

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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