Open petition: Lower the voting age to 16

Created by Sophie McHale
Closes on 1 December 2026

I want the government to lower the voting age to 16

I want the government to lower the legal voting age so people of a younger age can have a say in what they think is right.

14 signatures

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

Petition progress

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1 June 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 1 December 2026.