Petition · past parliament
Remove the voting restriction of UK citizens living abroad.
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
Citizens of the UK and Northern Ireland have been excluded from from voting because they settled in another country legally. This was introduced because of no clear reason.
It is a view that all citizens of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland should be always be given a vote. As long as you are a legal citizen you should be entitled to a vote. Restore their voting rights, all legal citizens (excluding the EU referendum legislation that excluded legal citizens) should be allowed to participate in the democratic process of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 31 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.