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Petition · past parliament

Allow 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in the 2017 general election

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

The right to vote is one which should be extended to those whose working lives will be affected by the constitutional changes to be made in the next parliament. The fact that the voices of 16 and 17 year olds were not heard in the Brexit vote risks enduring political disillusionment.

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Apr 2017

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