College students voted overwhelming for Britain to stay in the European Union.
Hundreds of Collyer’s students at Horsham went to the polls in a mock referendum on the question of whether Britain should remain in the European Union or not.
The result, after a hard fought campaign, saw 79.1% of students voting to remain.
Two debates were held, one focusing on the economic impact of “Brexit” and the other on the
social and security impact.
‘Remain’ team co-leader Caitlin Corley said: “I am very pleased with the outcome of the hard
fought referendum and my team of volunteers did me proud”.
Daniel Crouch, one of the key figures on the ‘Leave’ side, said: “I’m delighted with the
packed turnout at the debates and was proud to put forward ideas about British
Sovereignty.”
One of the key aims of the referendum was to educate students, many of whom will be
eligible to vote on June 23, on both sets of arguments.
Omer Selcuk, of the ‘Leave’ campaign dramatically intervened on the last day speaking on a
soapbox in the canteen to try and persuade students, to ‘vote leave’. He said: “Despite many
hardships and struggles, we stood strong and put forward an argument for a truly free
Britain.”
Student Scarlett Eddie, of the ‘Remain’ campaign said: “Everyone has worked so hard on
this campaign and it’s been such an enjoyable and memorable experience. I’m thrilled by the
result and the turnout, and I hope this gives out a strong message that young people are very much invested in politics and their futures.”
Scenes from the vote are pictured.