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Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad

Question for Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

UIN HL441, tabled on 29 July 2024

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number and proportion of UK overseas electors with postal votes who were able to return their ballots by polling day in this year’s general election.

Answered on

9 August 2024

This Government recognises problems facing overseas voters at elections. The Electoral Commission will publish a report on the administration of the General Election held on 4 July later this year, which will cover postal voting at the poll, and the Government will give careful consideration to any findings or recommendations made in the report in relation to the current arrangements for postal voting.