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Re: British Expats Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:16 am
by Roger Van Zant
I was able to vote in the Brexit vote when it was held.
I did it via a proxy vote.
I had been living in Japan for several years at that time, but not sure of the rules now.

Re: British Expats Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:45 am
by kuma
Roger Van Zant wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:16 am I was able to vote in the Brexit vote when it was held.
I did it via a proxy vote.
I had been living in Japan for several years at that time, but not sure of the rules now.
https://retirewiki.jp/wiki/United_Kingd ... esentation summarises the current rules (and proposed changes).

Re: British Expats Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 6:08 am
by Gareth
Looking increasingly likely that Brits living overseas for longer than 15 years will be able to vote at the next general election.

Here’s a Guardian article about the latest situation:

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... t-election