Overseas Electors

The 15 year limit on voting rights for British citizens living overseas has been removed, and the registration period for these voters will be extended from one year to three. This means that overseas voters will only need to register to vote every three years. 

Any British citizen living abroad who has previously lived in, or been registered to vote in the UK, will have the right to vote at UK Parliamentary elections. These voters will be registered at the constituency where they were last registered to vote, or where they lived if they were not registered to vote before. 

Anyone who is registered to vote in the UK can make donations to political parties and campaigners. Extending voting rights to more British citizens living overseas will mean these new voters will also be allowed to donate to political parties and campaigners in the UK.