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Petition · past parliament

Give non-resident UK nationals right to vote in EU membership referendum.

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

The forthcoming referendum in the UK on whether to stay in the European Union (EU) is of great importance to those UK citizens who live and work abroad, especially those of us in EU countries.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Extend Eu referendum voting rights to all UK citizens living abroad.

Timeline

17 Feb 2016 Petition opened for signatures
19 Feb 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 19 Feb 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.