Petition · past parliament
Lower the voting age to 16 for the whole of the United Kingdom.
Rejected
17 signatures
What the petition asks
Scotland was the first country in the UK to officially lower the voters age to 16. This led to one of the highest voting turnout in the history of the nation. If the rest of the UK follows through with this idea, Britain has the opportunity to become an even greater haven for democracy.
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.