Should the voting age be lowered to 16?
Polls
13th June 2024
We launched the First News Children’s Party to give young people a voice during this general election year.
You have to be 18 to vote in general elections in the UK, but this isn’t the case everywhere around the world.
In some elections in the UK, 16 and 17-year-olds are allowed to vote, such as for the Welsh and Scottish Parliaments.
But, young people are less likely to vote than older people.
Some people think if 16 and 17-year-olds vote, then the turnout (the percentage of people who vote) will go down. Others think that young people should be able to have a say on issues that affect them.
4 Comments
kb1. · 7 months ago
Yes because 16 year -olds must know about political issues.
camillabob · 6 months ago
Yes because 16 year olds should be learning more about the world and politics before you leave school to on to higher education.
kkyian · 6 months ago
Yes because will be learning a lot already.
bmvoteonfp · 5 months ago
yes the more the merrier kids! also 16 should have the right to vote because they might start learning about politics at 13 and they will get a favourite