Petition · past parliament
Respect UK Governt's Pledge of 07/10/2016.Give ALL UK Citizens the vote 08/06/17
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
07/10/2016: GOV.UK pledged to extend the right to vote in future UK General Elections to include all those UK citizens living abroad 15+ years after excluding them from the 2016 EU Referendum.
It must now respect that pledge to its people & to the world in time for the snap 8 June Election
It must now respect that pledge to its people & to the world in time for the snap 8 June Election
GOV.UK's 7 October 2016 pledge for democracy and link to PDF Doc. written by the Cabinet Office in October 2016.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-delivers-on-pledge-to-give-back-british-expats-the-right-to-vote
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-delivers-on-pledge-to-give-back-british-expats-the-right-to-vote
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 19 Apr 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
28 Apr 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.