Rejected petition National referendum on whether the voting age should be 16 or 18

To hold a national referendum on the age of voting to decide whether it should be 18 or 16 years of age.

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This is a major change to our democratic system and a decision of this magnitude should not be decided by government but by the general public.

This government was elected on a relatively small vote share and their views on the age of voting may not be reflective of the wider population.

A referendum will deliver a clear result and build national consensus.

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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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: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/733679

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Date submitted 18 July 2025
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