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Petition · past parliament

Have a second EU referendum including young people of 16+ years of age

Rejected 20 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU Referendum will affect young people for the rest of their lives. Due to the narrow majority, another referendum including young people should be started to allow those it will affect most to vote.

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
28 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 20
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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