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Petition · past parliament

Allow young people of 16 vote on EU as they are disproportionately affected

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Younger people are impacted more by any decision on EU membership as they have to live with the consequences for longer and should therefore be allowed a say in the outcome of any decision.

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

Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jun 2016

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