Petition · past parliament

Lower the age for voting to 16 year olds on all elections in UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

If you are old enough to work you should have the right to vote in UK. Engaging young people into politics is crucial and letting them have a say on the future.
It worked in Scotland for the referendum and it's time to allow this with young people engaging on political events such as climate change. Lets not isolate however cooperate with all ages.

Why it was rejected

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

Timeline

28 Oct 2019 Petition opened for signatures
29 Oct 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Oct 2019

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