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General Election 2024: Absent Voting

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 11 June 2025UIN 57668

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 (a) postal ballot and (b) proxy ballot, by Parliamentary constituency in the 2024 general election.

Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright

All votes are mixed for counting so it is not possible to distinguish the proportion of valid votes cast by post or proxy.

The Commission has published data, where provided by Returning Officers, on the proportion of postal votes included in counts and the number of proxies appointed.

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