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Petition · past parliament

URGENTLY hold an EU referendum for 16 and 17 year olds.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We MUST hold a separate EU referendum for 16 and 17 year olds before deciding whether to invoke article 50. 16 and 17 year olds will be affected by the result of a Brexit for the rest of their lives WE MUST include them in our decision.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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