Petition · past parliament
Provide an additional vote on the EU referendum for 16 and 17 year olds
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Statistics on the Referendum show that the majority of young people want to stay in the EU (75% of 18-24 year olds voted to remain). These are the people that will live longest with the recent decision to leave, yet 16-17 year olds had no voice. Let them decide their future - give them a vote.
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
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.