Category Archives: French Inspire 1 million Overseas Voters

Majority of EU States Allow Overseas Voting in Embassies (but not the UK).

Posted on December 2, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The historical lack of attention paid by the United Kingdom (UK) to encouraging registration of its overseas voters, is demonstrated by the prevailing 15-year-limit on their voting rights and is also evident when comparing e.g. national rules governing voting from abroad for the citizens … Continue reading →

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100,000 Overseas Voters Would Represent an Important Constituency.

Posted on October 9, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Surely it should be possible to attract at least 100,000 British citizens living abroad to register to vote in good time for the next general election in May 2015? This number of expatriate voters would represent much more than an average-sized UK … Continue reading →

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World Expat Population

Posted on May 17, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

This interesting report on the world expatriate population identifies a British expat diaspora of 4.7 million. Given that for up to 15 years away a British citizen retains the right to register and vote from overseas, it is striking that … Continue reading →

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Why is it important for expats to have their own MPs?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

This April 2013 Connexion article on “What do French expat MPs do?”, has interesting answers from two of these MPs to the question “Why is it important for expats to have their own MPs?” Axelle Lemaire is the Socialist French MP … Continue reading →

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Differing Interpretations of Expatriate Democracy in France and UK

Posted on April 8, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

We are grateful for the supporting article below in the April, 2013 edition of  The Connexion, English language newspaper in France. Through interviews with French MPs representing French expatriates, the article compares and contrasts the differing interpretations of democracy in France and the UK … Continue reading →

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Lord Lexden Success : All Party Inquiry on Overseas Voting Rights.

Posted on January 25, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

The 23rd of January, Lord Lexden returned with some success to the Overseas Voting Rights question, at the House of Lords Committee report stage of the Electoral Registration & Administration Bill (ERA). There is final recognition that this issue is … Continue reading →

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Lord Lexden: Reasons Why Should Remove 15-Year-Limit..

Posted on January 18, 2013 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Lord Lexden set out in full the reasons why all British citizens living overseas should have the right to vote in British elections when the House of Lords debated his amendments to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill on January … Continue reading →

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Keep Voting Link with “Brain Drain”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

Nine out of ten of the 149,000 British citizens who emigrated from the UK last year were of working age and up to 8000 were pensioners, all adding to the estimated 5 million or more living overseas. Of particular concern … Continue reading →

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Neglect or Apathy of British Citizens Living Abroad?

Posted on October 31, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

With only some 30,000 registered to vote out of an estimated 5 – 6 million British citizens living abroad, the question is whether this is due to apathy or neglect. Neglect encourages apathy and the British government does not go … Continue reading →

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The Democratic Right to Vote

Posted on September 29, 2012 by right2vote4xpatbrits

It doesn’t seem very democratic of the UK to deprive British citizens of their national right to vote after 15 years overseas, when other democratic countries such as the US, France , Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal etc. don’t. This … Continue reading →

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