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Petition · past parliament

Give 16 and 17 year olds a vote on our eu membership

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Allow 16 and 17 year olds to have a vote in second referendum on our eu membership as it is their future
The recent referendum result affects 16 and 17 year olds but they have had no voice. A precedent for this was set in the recent Scottish referendum where there political engagement was very strong

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 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2016

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