Petition · past parliament
Allow 16 and 17 year olds the vote in every referendum
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
16 and 17 year olds are part of the generation who will be most effected by these major constitutional changes, such as the result to leave the EU, and therefore should be able to vote on these decisions.
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.