Peter opposes lowering the voting age to 16

Tonight the Government introduced legislation to reduce the voting age to 16.

Under the plans a 16-year old would legally be able to determine who governs the country, but not able to; legally enter binding contracts such as buying and renting property, purchasing alcohol, serve in the Armed Forces without parental consent, or make independent medical decisions.

Following the vote, Peter said: 

Lowering the voting age to 16 will create clear contradictions in society, and carries the potential for legitimacy of our elections to be called into question. Simply put, it is a terrible idea, put in place by a Government scrambling for votes.

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