Petition · past parliament
Allow 16 & 17 year olds to participate in the EU referendum!
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
As the people who will be most affected by the outcome, we believe that we should have a say!
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.