This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government

Rejected petition Lower the voting age to 16 for UK Residents

The government are deciding on topics that will affect young people so why shouldn't they have a say in what happens? Sixteen and seventeen year olds are old enough to make sensible choices and should be able to vote on what happens to the future of their country.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/235503

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