Should foreigners, currently residing in the United Kingdom, have the right to vote?
In order to vote in the UK a person must be 18 years old on election day and a be either a British, qualifying Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland. In 2022 the government passed a law that allowed British nationals living overseas for more than 15 years to vote in UK general elections. The law could give the right to 3 million Britons retired or working abroad.
Statistics are shown for this demographic
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Response rates from 2.5m UK voters.
58% Yes |
42% No |
29% Yes |
37% No |
13% Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years |
4% No, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
9% Yes, anyone who pays taxes should have the right to vote |
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6% Yes, but only after living in the country for 10 years |
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1% Yes, but only if they are European Union citizens |
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0% Yes, but they should only be allowed to vote in local elections |
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0% Yes, but they should not be allowed to vote in local elections |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 2.5m UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 2.5m UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but only after living in the country for 5 years and not eligible to vote in any other country.
@8DYKF8F4yrs4Y
Yes, but after 3 years of paid taxes in the country
@9ZW544Q4wks4W
Yes, but only if they are assylum seekers / refugees. Or those seeking to live permanetly in the United Kingdom.
@9T6KPQT4mos4MO
The question lacks clarity. If the person in question is a citizen, then the answer is yes. However, if they are in the country illegally, then the answer is no.
@9SKBZR94mos4MO
Yes but not in their first year and only if they can pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of UK politics
@9SBTMJP4mos4MO
Yes, if they are legal and lived in the country for 10 years with good knowledge of the political leaders and elections then.
@9R6ZB585mos5MO
No only citizens should be able to vote however if a migrant either owned or rented a property for 10 years and they renounce all other citizenships they should be allowed to vote.
@9QTTF8G6mos6MO
If they are a legal citizen of the country, they should be allowed to vote. It is often the case those applying for citizenship have been learned in our culture and way of life and therefore have the prerequisite knowledge to case a vote.
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