Rejected petition Keep the voting age at 18 and stop it being reduced to 16

Act responsible and keep the voting age at 18

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A person at 16 has limited life experience and is a very easy target to be lured into voting irresponsibly.

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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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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 20 July 2025
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