United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 120475
Voting Rights: Young People
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12 March 2026
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18 March 2026 · Answer
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18 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the planned implementation date for the lowering of the voting age to 16.
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12 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the planned implementation date for the lowering of the voting age to 16.
Source: Commons
18 March 2026
Answer
The government was elected on a manifesto commitment to extend the right to vote to 16- and 17-year-olds in all UK elections. To deliver this commitment, the Representation of the People Bill was introduced Parliament on 12 February 2026 and received its ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-12/120475
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1890733
- uk · wq-1890733 · source updated 18 March 2026