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Petition · past parliament

Allow 16 and 17 years to vote in the whole of the UK, as they do in Scotland.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum, which, won by Brexit, will have a greater effect on the future of the young. In Scotland, 16 and 17 year olds were allowed to vote on their future - this should be the same for the whole of the U.K.

Why it was rejected

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

Reduce the legal voting age to 16

Timeline

25 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.