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Petition · past parliament

Urgently request voting rights to be extended to all UK citizens.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

The EU referendum was not open to UK citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years. We urge you to give a political voice to UK expats in the case of a second referendum.
We believe that voting is a fundamental right for any citizen including those resident outside the UK who have retained their British Citizenship.

Why it was rejected

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

Make Government time immediately available to repeal Expats 15 year voting limit

Timeline

26 Jun 2016 Petition opened for signatures
18 Jul 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16
Status Rejected
Rejected 18 Jul 2016

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