Petition · past parliament

Lower the voting age to 16, for the upcoming general election.

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

After Theresa May announced a general election for 8th June 2017, the younger generation need to voice their opinion for their future.

Why it was rejected

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

https://moderate.petition.parliament.uk/admin/petitions/195490

Timeline

18 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.