Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat), on Thursday, 7 July 2011, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 48 members in total.

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REDUCING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 YEARS

That this House believes that the voting age for elections to the House of Commons and any elected Second Chamber should be reduced to 16 years, following the example in Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Austria, Brazil and state level elections in Germany; and further believes that young people already have significant rights and responsibilities at 16 and 17 years and should be able to have their say in choosing the politicians who make decisions about their lives.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

2048 

Session

2010-12

Other sponsors

Caroline Lucas

Natascha Engel

Eilidh Whiteford

Mary Glindon

Jonathan Edwards

Subjects

Voting rights

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk