Open petition: Do not lower the voting age to 16

Created by Archie Bartle
Closes on 24 September 2026

We think the Government's plans to lower the voting age to 16 years old wouldn't work. We say we should keep it at 18+.

219 signatures

219 of 10,000 signatures required to get a Government response

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24 March 2026

Petition published

This petition can now be signed.

If this petition gets 10,000 signatures, government will respond to it.

If this petition gets 100,000 signatures, it will be considered for debate in Parliament.

This petition will stay open until 24 September 2026.