Petition · past parliament

Allow anyone who would be 18 before May 2019 voting rights for June 2017

Rejected 10 signatures

What the petition asks

Today the Tory government has announced that there will be a General Election in June 2017.
I believe that it is my right to vote in this election as I would have turned 18 years of age before the next general election in 2019. I know that I am not the only young person with this point of view. Younger people are a demographic who have very little representation in Parliament. We feel like our voices should be heard in this election as it is our future ahead of us.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 10
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Apr 2017

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