General Election 2024: British Nationals Abroad

(asked on 21st November 2024) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of British citizens living overseas for more than 15 years voted in the 2024 General Election.


Answered by
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage Portrait
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 4th December 2024

This data is not held centrally. However, the supporting Impact Assessment to the Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 estimated that around 2.3 million British citizens living overseas were enfranchised by the changes to the franchise under the Elections Act 2022. The Representation of the People (Overseas Electors etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (legislation.gov.uk).

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