Petition · past parliament

Lower the voting age in the UK to 16 years of age

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

We want to lower the voting age in the UK to 16 because there are a wide variety of different issues concerning people who are 16 and 17 years of age but due to current laws, these people have been incapable to have a significant say in their future.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

8 Feb 2019 Petition opened for signatures
13 Feb 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 13 Feb 2019

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