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.
Signatures
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signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 8/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 8/100,000
- 01 AUG 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
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
- 17 JUL 2025Petition created
Background
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.