Important:

This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament

Rejected petition Lower the voting age from 18 years to 16 years old.

16 and 17 year olds should be able to vote in all UK political elections and referendums. The political decisions made by Governments and Councils have major impact on young people in our country.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/265932

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