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Written question asked by Lord Grocott (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. It was answered by Lord Greenhalgh (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many overseas voters requested a vote in the 2019 general election, listed by the constituency to which they were allocated.

Answer

At the 2019 General Election, the Electoral Commission reported that approximately 230,000 overseas electors were registered to vote. The Commission published (attached) a breakdown of overseas electors by constituency in Great Britain. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-05/UKPGE%202019-%20Electoral%20Data-Website.xlsx>.

Overseas electors have the option to vote by post, by proxy or in person (where the elector is in the relevant constituency on the day of the poll). The Government does not hold data on the voting method used by overseas electors to cast their vote or how many of them do. The Government does not hold data on the number of overseas electors who submitted a postal vote application.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL6525
Session
2021-22
Attachment
Electoral Data
Subjects
British nationals abroad Voting rights General Election 2019
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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