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United Kingdom · Question · Written question

UIN 52230

Voting Behaviour

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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1 June 2020

Last action

9 June 2020 · Answer

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9 June 2020

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Summary

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory voting at elections.

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  1. 1 June 2020

    Written question

    To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing compulsory voting at elections.

    Source: Commons

  2. 9 June 2020

    Answer

    The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the current franchise at 18.The Government has no plans to introduce automatic registration. The Government considers registering to vote (and vo...

    Source: Written answer

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