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Petition · past parliament

Hold a 2nd EU referendum allowing 16 and 17 year olds to vote

Rejected 14 signatures

What the petition asks

The majority of the younger generation want to stay in the EU but the older generation have voted to leave against the wishes of those who have not been able to vote due being younger than 18.

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
29 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 14
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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