SNP CALL FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS TO GET THE VOTE.

SNP CALL FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS TO GET THE VOTE.

VOTERS OF ALL AGES DESERVE LOCAL CHAMPIONS

The SNP today said SNP MPs would champion the concerns of voters of all
ages as the party works to give all Scots a voice in Westminster.

As research shows older voters are considering changing their political
habits at this election and think tank Demos backed SNP calls for 16 and
17 year olds to be given the vote SNP MP for Glasgow East John Mason said:

"In Scotland this election is not about who wins the keys to Downing
Street but who Scotland's voters of all ages choose to be their local and
national champions.

“Our MPs have a strong track record of speaking up for the people of
Scotland of any age, whether for votes at 16, against University tuition
fees or in opposing Labour's plans to scrap attendence allowance for our
older citizens.

"What Scotland's voters need are champions who will listen to their
concerns and represent their interests in Westminster regardless of age not
patronising spin about the "grey vote" or the "facebook generation".

“At this election and beyond we should be encouraging voters of all ages
to elect stong SNP local champions for them and their communities. "