United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 118937
Voting Rights: Immigration
Introduced
9 March 2026
Last action
12 March 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Immigration
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12 March 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing migrants with settled status to vote in general elections and referenda.
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Timeline
9 March 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing migrants with settled status to vote in general elections and referenda.
Source: Commons
12 March 2026
Answer
The Government has no plans to change the voting rights of foreign nationals. There are no set rules regarding who can vote in a UK-wide referendum. Instead, the franchise for each referendum is determined on a case-by-case basis by Parliament in the legi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-09/118937
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1888688
- uk · wq-1888688 · source updated 12 March 2026