British Expats Voting in Parliamentary Elections

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Roger Van Zant
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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.
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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).
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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
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