A Bill to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections to 16 years
The Bill would amend the Representation of the People Act 1983 to reduce the voting age for parliamentary and other elections, including local government elections, to 16.
House of Commons
28 October 2008
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The Voting Age (Reduction) Bill would lower the legal voting age from 18 to 16 for parliamentary elections and other elections, including local government elections, by amending the Representation of the People Act 1983. If enacted, 16- and 17-year-olds would be able to vote in these elections. The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
The bill began in the Commons, with a first reading in December 2007 and a second reading in June 2008. According to the provided information, it is at the 2nd reading stage in the Commons, and there is no record here of further progress.
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