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Petition · past parliament

Allow 16 and 17 year olds to vote in a second EU referendum

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Following the decision by a narrow majority of UK citizens on 24th June 2016 to leave the European Union, we want the government to allow our youth - whose lives will be most affected by this decision - to be able to vote in a second EU referendum.

Why it was rejected

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

A second EU referendum including 16 and 17 year olds

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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