General Election 2024: Absent Voting
The question
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proportion of valid votes were cast by overseas electors, by Parliamentary constituency in the 2024 general election.
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright
Due to the secrecy of the ballot, it is not possible to distinguish if a valid vote was cast by an overseas elector.
The Commission has published data, where it could be provided by Returning Officers, on the proportion of overseas electors issued with a postal vote and the percentage that were returned by close of poll. It does not hold data on the number of overseas electors who chose to cast their vote by proxy or in person.
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