Petition · past parliament
Give 16 year olds the right to vote in a second EU Referendum
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
The younger generation were excluded from the last Referendum. It is their future, and therefore wrong to prevent them from having a say. A democracy should have voices from all demographics.
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.