Keep the voting age at 18 years.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

I would like the government to keep the voting age at 18 years old.

Most 16/17 year olds are immature to make a decision and should the voting age is to be reduced to 16 it should be done by referendum.

Why it was rejected

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

You may wish to sign the following petitions, which call for similar action:

Don't lower the voting age to 16
Don't lower the voting age to 16

We call for a referendum before extending voting rights to 16 & 17-year-olds
We call for a referendum before extending voting rights to 16 & 17-year-olds

Timeline

17 Jul 2025	Petition opened for signatures
1 Aug 2025	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Aug 2025

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