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Petition · past parliament

EU citizens who are UK residents should be allowed to vote in EU referendum

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Many EU citizens live in the UK and contribute to the UK economy - they should therefore have the right to participate in any referendum regarding the future of the U.K. In the EU

Why it was rejected

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

Allow European residents living in UK to vote if there's another EU referendum

Timeline

25 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
1 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Jul 2016

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