Reject plans to allow 16 year old voting in UK

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

Reject plans to allow 16 yr olds voting in General elections.

16 yr olds are not adults and are currently restricted from participating in adult activities like smoking,drinking and more. Why put the pressure of adult decisions onto a child.16 yr olds have enough pressure on them already such has exams and finding six form/college placements.Let them have the two years to sort out their education before they are legally allowed to vote.

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

21 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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