Nationality/Citizenship
Citizens of British Commonwealth and Dependent Territory states,
and of European Union member states, are eligible to be registered
as electors provided other qualifications are met. Set out
below is a list of the countries whose citizens are eligible to be
registered.
Important - if you are the citizen of a country not listed below
you cannot vote - even if you are allowed to live in this
country.
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United Kingdom
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Republic of Ireland
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British dependent territories
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Anguilla
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Gibraltar
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Bermuda
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Hong Kong*
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British Antarctic Terrorities
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Montserrat
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British Indian Ocean Terrorities
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Pitcairn Islands
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British Virgin Islands
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St Helena
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Cayman Islands
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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Falkland Islands
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St Helena dependencies:
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(Ascension, Tristan da Cunha, South Georgia adn the South
Sandwich Islands)
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British Commonwealth countries
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Antigua & Barbuda
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Jamaica
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St Vincent & the Grenadines
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Australia
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Kenya
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Samoa (formerly Western Samoa)
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Bahamas
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Kiribati
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Seychelles
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Bangladesh
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Lesotho
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Sierra Leone
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Barbados
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Malawi
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Singapore
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Belize
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Malaysia
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Solomon Islands
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Botswana
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Maldives
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South Africa
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Brunei
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Malta
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Sri Lanka
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Cameroon
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Mauritius
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Swaziland
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Canada
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Mozambique
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Tanzania
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Cyprus
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Namibia
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Tonga
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Dominica
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Nauru
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Trinidad & Tobago
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Fiji*
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New Zealand
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Tuvalu
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Gambia
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Nigeria
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Uganda
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Ghana
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Pakistan
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Vanuatu
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Grenada
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Papua New Guinea
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Zambia
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Guyana
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St Christopher & Nevis (formerly St Kitts &
Nevis)
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Zimbabwe*
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India
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St Lucia
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*Included in British Nationality Act 1981
European Union Countries (cannot vote
for UK parliamentary elections)
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| Austria |
France |
The Netherlands |
| Belgium |
Germany |
Poland |
| Bulgaria |
Greece |
Portugal |
| Czech Republic |
Italy |
Romania |
| Denmark |
Latvia |
Slovak Republic |
| Estonia |
Lithuania |
Slovenia |
| Finland |
Luxembourg |
Spain |
Contact: Electoral Team, Swale House,
Frenchgate, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4JE Tel: (01748) 827096,
Fax: (01748) 826186
Updated: Electoral Team (ESO) 16.08.11
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