US EditionCanada should follow U.K.’s move to lower voting age to 16, says senator
CANADA, JUL 21 – Canada faces a youth voting crisis with only 47% turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds in 2021, prompting proposals to lower the voting age to 16 to boost long-term participation.
- Last week, the U.K. declared its intention to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 ahead of the upcoming general election, with the goal of enhancing democratic engagement.
- This decision follows similar reforms in Scotland, Wales, Austria, and Brazil, where 16- and 17-year-olds already vote and often outvote 18- to 20-year-olds.
- Canadian Senator Marilou McPhedran has introduced a bill to lower Canada's voting age to 16, citing the U.K. move as a catalyst for renewed attention.
- Research indicates that voting at 16 helps establish lifelong voting habits, as young voters are more likely to remain engaged into their twenties, improving turnout.
- Lowering the voting age could increase youth participation, making Canadian democracy more representative and resilient in a time of global political and social change.
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Raise the age of suffrage to 25
If I had been given the vote at the age of 16, I would have put my cross beside the name of the Communist party candidate, assuming that he was not a tankie. If he was, I would have had to think long and hard; a left-wing Labour candidate might well have been preferable. I
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