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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lauren Gilmour

First-time voters aged 16 ‘more likely to build voting habit than those aged 18’

PA Wire

Youngsters who voted in local and Scottish Parliament elections for the first time aged 16 are more likely to retain the habit than older first-time voters, a study suggests.

Those able to vote at age 16-17 in Scotland were more likely to continue the habit of voting well into their twenties than those who were over 18, researchers at the Universities of Edinburgh and Sheffield said.

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