Petition · past parliament
Allow 16 & 17 year olds to vote on the EU & then add their votes into the result
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
A withdrawl from the EU is clearly not wanted by my generation. 75% of 18-24 year olds voted to remain a member of the EU and we are being forced out against our will. How dare the people who will be effected by Brexit the most not even have a say. How is this a democracy?
Allowing for this to happen would be a "victory for democarcy" as Boris Johnson puts it and not allowing for this to happen would appear to merely be motivted by selfishness and fear that my generation will vote to remain. How dare you take this decison away from us.
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
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.