Petitions/Lower the voting age to 16 for those who sign up to the military
StatusClosed
Opened1 Jul 2025
Closes1 Jan 2026
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We would like the Government to lower the voting age to 16 for those who sign up to join the military.

We want them to change this because if they are old enough to join the military, then we think they should be able to vote.

10,000
100,000

Constituency engagement ranking

John Whitby
1John Whitby MP
Derbyshire Dales
6
Al Carns
2Al Carns MP
Birmingham Selly Oak
1
Judith Cummins
3Judith Cummins MP
Bradford South
1
Barry Gardiner
4Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Mr Toby Perkins
5Mr Toby Perkins MP
Chesterfield
1
Baggy Shanker
6Baggy Shanker MP
Derby South
1
Ed Miliband
7Ed Miliband MP
Doncaster North
1
Edward Argar
8Edward Argar MP
Melton and Syston
1
Louise Sandher-Jones
9Louise Sandher-Jones MP
North East Derbyshire
1
Dr Ben Spencer
10Dr Ben Spencer MP
Runnymede and Weybridge
1