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Could 16 year olds have swung the referendum?

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Which way did you want the referendum to go?

There was a 1.2 million gap between remain and leave in the EU referendum results however there are 1.46 million 16 and 17 year olds in the UK.

Which way would you have voted? Do you think you could've made a difference?

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Yes! I'm 17 and from NI- the majority in NI voted remain and I would have also voted to remain in the EU! Disappointed that you majority of u guys in England voted Brexit!! The other countries mostly didn't yet you get your way! Sos if this sounds rude but it's true. Unfair for the rest of us
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Original post by MarleyZ
There was a 1.2 million gap between remain and leave in the EU referendum results however there are 1.46 million 16 and 17 year olds in the UK.

Which way would you have voted? Do you think you could've made a difference?


It's not like everyone would go for remain, at least minority of them would be influenced by their relatives, and that's enough to stay on the brexit side.

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Original post by Mathemagicien
Democracy - rule of the majority

We have more people in England, so we get our way

Still, it is ironic that we in England have forced perhaps a larger change on Scotland and N.I. than the EU has upon us - hopefully Scotland will have another referendum of their own, and leave the UK


Okay but that is exactly what I said above- it's just my opinion
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Original post by MarleyZ
There was a 1.2 million gap between remain and leave in the EU referendum results however there are 1.46 million 16 and 17 year olds in the UK.


...and the turnout was 70%.

Can you tell me what 70% of 1.4m is? Because I'm fairly sure it's less than 1.2m...
I think so. I'm currently in Year 11 and we were talking about this in our form class. There are 24 of us and only 2 said they would vote leave.
No. Anyone who says yes is deluded. Even if they did all vote yes (which they clearly wouldnt) the % turn out isn't high enough... I swear half the people on this thread haven't passed GCSE mathematics.
I'm 16. I would have loved to vote. I mean nearly all the 16 year olds wanted to vote for remain
Original post by MarleyZ
There was a 1.2 million gap between remain and leave in the EU referendum results however there are 1.46 million 16 and 17 year olds in the UK.

Which way would you have voted? Do you think you could've made a difference?


Not a chance, apply turnout filters and that 1.46m drops to about 1m, not enough, and that's before considering less than 100% registration

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Hmm, but how about how the campaigns would have differed if a totally new demographic had been enfranchised?

If Leave/Remain had 16/17-year-olds as a focus, might their whole campaigns have been more heavily weighted towards the youth vote? Might that have encouraged a greater youth turnout? And, with the existing youth vote voting heavily for Remain, might that have been enough to close that 1.2m gap...?
Original post by shooks
Hmm, but how about how the campaigns would have differed if a totally new demographic had been enfranchised?

If Leave/Remain had 16/17-year-olds as a focus, might their whole campaigns have been more heavily weighted towards the youth vote? Might that have encouraged a greater youth turnout? And, with the existing youth vote voting heavily for Remain, might that have been enough to close that 1.2m gap...?


Probably no real change in campaign. When we filter out those that wouldn't be registered 100% turnout ,100% remain might have just caused a remain vote. In reality Leave would know they're solidly remain so not waste resources on them, same for remain. It would probably halve the lead but that's all.

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Original post by saraxh
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What's 75% of 70% of 1.4m? Or what we should be saying is 50% of 72% to get the change in majority. Only half a million, nowhere near enough.

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I'm 17 (only two months away from 18 :frown:) and I would have voted to remain. It wouldn't have made a difference to the result if 16-17 year old's were allowed to vote.
Original post by Jammy Duel
What's 75% of 70% of 1.4m? Or what we should be saying is 50% of 72% to get the change in majority. Only half a million, nowhere near enough.

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Thanks for explaining.
Just to clear things up image.jpeg
I am from England. I and many other people around my age (16) and my brothers' age (20) believe that the UK should have stayed in the European Union.

I don't want anyone to blame the whole of England for the Brexit happening, as there is still the 43% of people who wanted to remain and most likely some of the people who voted leave, who are now very disappointed and regretful.

I am sorry that some people's optimistic beliefs of success outside the EU overthrew the actual facts and benefits that the EU gave us.

As many people have said, it is saddening to think that the people who threw the vote are the older generation who the Brexit will most likely not effect.

I now have little prospect to go to University abroad or even in the UK due to the cost, I have no idea how life will be outside the EU but I don't hold high hope for it. However, I do wish that 16-17yr olds could've been allowed to vote as I believe it would have made a massive effect on the outcome.
These tears are so delicious.

I thought that brexit alone would be amazing.

But the response from young naïve inexperienced leftist socialist idiotic regressive uneducated pathetic remain campaigners is better than anything I could have imagined.

Please keep those sweet tears flowing.
Original post by caitstokes
I am from England. I and many other people around my age (16) and my brothers' age (20) believe that the UK should have stayed in the European Union.

I don't want anyone to blame the whole of England for the Brexit happening, as there is still the 43% of people who wanted to remain and most likely some of the people who voted leave, who are now very disappointed and regretful.

I am sorry that some people's optimistic beliefs of success outside the EU overthrew the actual facts and benefits that the EU gave us.

As many people have said, it is saddening to think that the people who threw the vote are the older generation who the Brexit will most likely not effect.

I now have little prospect to go to University abroad or even in the UK due to the cost, I have no idea how life will be outside the EU but I don't hold high hope for it. However, I do wish that 16-17yr olds could've been allowed to vote as I believe it would have made a massive effect on the outcome.


Good thing people my age weren't allowed to vote. We saw the negative effects of that in Scotland. They are all brainwashed by their pro-EU, pro-Marxist, pro-multiculturalism and diversity teachers.
People under 18 should never be allowed to vote in anything. I am 17 and I can tell you that msot people my age don't even know what the EU is and we've never worked a day in our lives so haven't really contributed to the UK. It is completely unnecessary for 16-18 year olds to vote. It is just too young in my opinion. I'd prefer it if the voting age was increased to 21.

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