Petition · past parliament
Lower the voting age for the second EU referendum to 16.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
The vote, regardless of which way it goes, should have young people, whose future this will effect the most, being able to vote, the end.
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
17
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.