Petition · past parliament
Drop the minimal voting age for future referendums to sixteen across the UK
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
Following the EU referendum, it would be just to give both sixteen and seventeen year olds a say in referendums that will equally impact them, as much as people above the current voting age.
To permit sixteen and seventeen year olds across the United Kingdom to be given the right to vote in all future national referendums.
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 |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.