European Union (Referendum) Bill — Clause 2 — Entitlement of British Overseas Territories Residents to Vote in the Referendum — 29 Nov 2013 at 09:30
The majority of MPs voted against allowing residents of all British Overseas Territories to vote in a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
The European Union (Referendum) Bill as introduced[1] stated:
- Those entitled to vote in the referendum are—
- (a)the persons who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any constituency, and
- (b)the persons who, on that date, are disqualified by reason of being peers from voting as electors at parliamentary elections.
Mike Gapes MP had proposed an amendment[2] numbered 51 on the day's amendment sheet[3] which would have added another category to that list stating:
- page 1, line 20, at end insert—
- ‘(c) residents of all British Overseas Territories.’
There is some discussion in the debate about the potential impact of the referendum on the residents of British Overseas Territories.
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