Petition · past parliament
Immediately restore UK voting rights to disenfranchised ex-pat UK citizens.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Voting rights expire currently after 15 years of living outside the UK. Various promises to restore these rights have been made in recent years but nothing has been done towards repealing the current legislation imposing this undemocratic restriction.
The Brexit deal currently being debated in parliament will culminate in a decisive vote due to be taken by parliament on 11th December. Given the discord across the House it is likely that this will fail. The consequences arising from that may require another referendum or a general election; either of these would benefit from the inclusion of the currently disenfranchised ex-pats and from which they are currently debarred.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Dec 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 12 Dec 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
12 Dec 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.