Moved by
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
137: After Clause 11, insert the following new Clause—
“Voting from age 16 in parliamentary elections
(1) The Representation of the People Act 1983 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 1(1)(d) (definition of voting age for parliamentary elections), for “18” substitute “16”.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This new Clause would lower the voting age to 16 in UK parliamentary elections.