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Petition · past parliament

Allow 16 and 17 year olds to add their vote to the European Referendum.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

I think the government should now hold another Referendum allowing 16 and 17 year olds to vote on the U.K.'s status in Europe. I believe that these votes should then be added to the existing numbers, to give a final, more fair verdict on the EU.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.

Timeline

24 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
29 Jun 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.