Petition · past parliament
Allow people of 16 to 18 years of age to vote in referendums.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
In the recent E.U. referendum, the people who will be directly affected by the result had no say in the decision.
There is considerable anger amongst school age children over 16 years of years that their future is being jeopardised without their permission.
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 |
| 28 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.