Petition · past parliament
EU Referendum re-run including 16/17 year olds, like in Scottish Referendum.
Rejected
19 signatures
What the petition asks
In the Scottish Referendum, 16 and 17 year-olds were allowed to vote on the future of their country. In the EU Referendum their voices, and those of the rest of the UK's youth, were silenced. It's their future. This is not democracy and the referendum must be re-held with their votes counted.
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
19
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.