Petition · past parliament

Allow UK citizens abroad right to vote and UK residents a Referendum vote

Closed 171 signatures

What the petition asks

1 All UK citizens living abroad should be allowed to vote in any electoral & referendum vote, as any other civilised country allows. This is an undeniable citizenship right

2 Any UK resident should be allowed right to vote in any referendum, as is the case with commonwealth citizens and Maltese

Timeline

20 Dec 2018 Petition opened for signatures
20 Jun 2019 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 171
Status Closed
Opened 20 Dec 2018
Closed 20 Jun 2019

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