Petition · past parliament
Lower the voting age to 16
Rejected
12 signatures
What the petition asks
16 year olds and 17 year olds are expected to act like adults, and they do. They stand by and watch there future be decided for them, not by choice but because they have no say. They can’t decide how they want the future of their country to go. So let them.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 10 Sep 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Sep 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
12
Status
Rejected
Rejected
16 Sep 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.