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Petition · past parliament

Lower the voting age to 16

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

In recent years the UK has experienced huge political changes, mainly the decision to leave the EU, this will have a huge impact on the younger generations who weren't allowed to vote but still have to live with the consequences of these important decision.
Senior conservative party members such as Ruth Davidson support lowering the voting age to 16. Along with The Labour Party, the SNP, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party all support voting at 16.

Why it was rejected

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

Lower the general election voting age to 16.

Timeline

29 Jul 2019 Petition opened for signatures
6 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Aug 2019

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