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Petition · past parliament

Lower down the legal voting age from 18 to 16 for the whole of the UK

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

In 2015 Scotland lowered the legal voting age down from 18 to 16 for future Scottish Parliamentary and Local elections. The legal voting age remains at 18 for the rest of the UK this means 16 and 17 year old in the rest of the UK are being denied the democratic right to vote.
The legal voting should lowered down from 18 to 16 so that 16 and 17 years old can vote in Elections at all levels across the Whole of the UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33173488

Why it was rejected

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

Allow 16/17 year olds to vote.

Timeline

12 Apr 2017 Petition opened for signatures
19 Apr 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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