Petition · past parliament
All UK citizens living in the EU can vote on the UK's membership of the EU.
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
I am a British citizen who left the UK in 1999 to work in Australia. I returned to Europe in 2011 to live and work in Germany. It is unfair that people like me were denied a vote in the referendum.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
The Government has said that it does have plans to change this rule. It's therefore not clear what action you would like the Government to take that is different from what it is already doing.
You can find more information in the Government's response to this petition:
Extend Eu referendum voting rights to all UK citizens living abroad.
You can find more information in the Government's response to this petition:
Extend Eu referendum voting rights to all UK citizens living abroad.
Timeline
| 25 Jun 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 4 Jul 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
4 Jul 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.