Petition · past parliament
Lower the voting age to 17 if there's a second referendum on the EU.
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The % of 18-25 year olds who voted to leave the EU was 24% and then 64% voted to remain. Where as people 65+ voted to remain in a percentage of 33% and the percentage to leave was 58%. Therefore, it's clear that the people this decision effects most aren't being listened to. It isn't representative.
17 year olds having the vote, as we seen in the Scottish independence referendum raises the overall turnout. Therefore the result will be more representative because at the moment having 28% of the population not voting isn't a true representation. Even though there is a number of 17 year olds who are uneducated on the matter. There is also a load of 18-65+ year olds who also are.
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.