Hold a national referendum on changing the minimum voting age from 18 to 16.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Such significant constitutional change should have the full backing of the country, not just Parliament. Pass legislation that requires this and any future government to require a national referendum for any changes to our voting system.

Whilst a Government may have a large parliamentary majority they can achieve this with a low share of the national vote. Significant constitutional change should have a level of support that is deeper than a parliamentary majority. The best way to achieve this is with a national 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 petition, which calls for similar action:

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

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

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Aug 2025

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