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Voting Behaviour

Asked by Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 22 January 2025UIN 23404

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to increase participation in elections.

Answered by Rushanara Ali

The Government is committed to increasing participation in elections by improving voter registration and addressing inconsistencies in voter ID rules that have prevented legitimate voters from voting.

We are also reducing the voting age to give 16- and 17-year-olds the vote in all elections and acting to improve electoral registration.

Firm proposals to deliver on these commitments will be outlined in due course. Progress has already been made with the inclusion of the HM Armed Forces Veteran Card to the list of documents accepted at polling stations.

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