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Voting Rights: Commonwealth

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 10 March 2026UIN 117098

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to remove the right to vote from Commonwealth citizens in elections in the United Kingdom.

Answered by Samantha Dixon

The government has no plans to change the existing voting rights of Irish citizens or Commonwealth citizens.

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