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HL HL2745
Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
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21 November 2024
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4 December 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the Elections Act 2022.
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21 November 2024
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government how many British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years became eligible to vote in the 2024 General Election following a change to the rules under the Elections Act 2022.
Source: Lords
4 December 2024
Answer
This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-11-21/HL2745
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1743664
- uk · wq-1743664 · source updated 4 December 2024