Priti Patel MP, Witham

How Priti Patel voted on a lower voting age.

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Voting Age

There have been votes in Parliament on reducing the voting age from eighteen to sixteen for local government elections, for elections to the Westminster and European Parliaments and for the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union.

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Priti Patel generally voted against a lower voting age

TheyWorkForYou has automatically calculated this MP’s stance based on all of their votes on the topic. You can browse the source data on PublicWhip.org.uk.

All votes about a lower voting age:

On 17 Jan 2022: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on Elections Bill — New Clause 1 — Voting From Age 16 in Parliamentary Elections Show vote
On 20 Jul 2016: Priti Patel was absent for a vote on Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age) Show vote
On 8 Dec 2015: Priti Patel voted against allowing those aged sixteen and seventeen to vote in the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. Show vote
On 7 Dec 2015: Priti Patel voted to keep the voting age for local government elections at 18 and not reduce it to 16. Show vote
On 17 Nov 2015: Priti Patel voted to keep the voting age for local government elections at 18 and not reduce it to 16. Show vote
On 7 Sep 2015: Priti Patel voted against allowing those aged 16 and 17 to vote in the referendum on if the UK should remain a member of the EU. Show vote

Vote information from PublicWhip. Last updated: 2022-01-17. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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