Petition · past parliament

Allow 16-17 Year Olds to Vote In Future National Votes (ie.General Election).

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Following On From the EU Referendum I feel it was a total injustice that the young people that the Referendum affects the most are unable to vote on their future. This petition aims to give 16 and 17 Year Olds the legal right in the future to vote in all national votes, such as the General Election

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 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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