Petition · past parliament
Hold a 2nd EU Referendum with 16-17 year olds voting before invoking Article 50
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
The EU Referendum did not allow 16-17 year olds to vote unlike the 2014 Scottish Referendum. Given the historic and long-term nature of the EU Referendum's decision those who are going to live longest with that decision should be allowed to vote in a 2nd referendum before Article 50 is invoked.
The EU Referendum produced a narrow result to leave the EU with a marked difference in voting preferences between the young and elderly. Given the historic and long-term nature of the decision, it is wrong that 16-17 year olds were not allowed to vote unlike in the Scottish Referendum. The proposal here is that there should be a 2nd referendum held including 16-17 year olds in the franchise before the Government invokes Article 50.
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
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.