Richard Holden

Minister without Portfolio

Conservative MP for North West Durham

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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Richard Holden voted against a lower voting age

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Major votes

  • On 17 Jan 2022: Richard Holden voted against lowering the voting age to 16 for UK Parliamentary elections. Show vote

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