Petition · past parliament
Give all British expatriates votes for life as previously promised
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
Expatriates currently lose the right to votes 15 years after leaving the UK
Scrapping the 15-year voting limit for expats, which was first listed in the 2015 Queen’s Speech and was once again a Conservative manifesto pledge in 2017
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 26 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Feb 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Feb 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.