Petition · past parliament

Hold a second EU membership referendum, including votes at 16

Closed 102 signatures

What the petition asks

Around 1.5 million people aged 16 or 17 were excluded from voting in a referendum which is going to greatly impact their future. It's undemocratic for the government to completely ignore the opinion of these very capable people - we should have a say!
For the Scottish independence referendum, the franchise was extended to include votes at 16 as the Scottish parliament understood how much it's going to affect their future. We young people will eventually be working for ourselves and providing for ourselves, but all this could be without the many benefits from the European Union - which you all enjoy today - and we didn't even get a chance to have a say.

Timeline

6 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
6 Jun 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 102
Status Closed
Opened 6 Dec 2018
Closed 6 Jun 2019

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