REDUCING THE VOTING AGE TO 16 YEARS

Early day motion 2048, tabled 7 July 2011 by Stephen Williams (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 48 members.

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.

Signatures by party: Labour 27, Liberal Democrat 11, Scottish National Party 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Alliance 1, Conservative 1, Green 1.