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Petition · past parliament

Allow 16-18 year olds to be included in the EU referendum

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum excluded a section of the young community who will be affected significantly more by the decision.
The Scottish devolution referendum included 16-18 year olds because of the effect on their future.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think the following petition is similar to yours:
Hold a second referendum exclusively for 16 and 17-year olds.

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Jul 2016

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