Petition · past parliament
Lower voting age to 16 for the upcoming General Election
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
With our generation having already been barred from EU referendum and now with a surprise general election many of us will have to wait years to have our voices heard in terms of how our country is run.
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
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
19 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.