A Bill to extend the franchise for parliamentary and other elections to all citizens over the age of 16 years
House of Lords
10 September 2019
This Bill would lower the voting age to 16, letting all citizens aged 16 or older vote in parliamentary elections and other elections. It is being debated in the House of Lords and is at its 2nd Reading, an early stage of consideration.
The Bill is in the Lords at the 2nd Reading. If it moves forward, the next steps would be Lords committee stage, then reports and readings before potentially being sent to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 5 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.