Petition · past parliament
The Government should let 16 and 17 year vote if there is a 2nd EU referendum.
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
16 and 17 year olds were not allowed to vote in the EU referendum an issues that affects there future and they were potentially treated differently to 16/17 years olds in other parts of the UK on other similar referendums - for example Scotland's independence
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Jun 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Jun 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.