§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which Commonwealth countries and colonies enjoy reciprocal arrangements by which their citizens resident in the United Kingdom enjoy the right to vote in United Kingdom elections; and what is his estimate of the number of such people who had that right at the time of the 1987 general election.
§ Mr. Peter LloydCommonwealth citizens resident in the United Kingdom, who are not otherwise disqualified, are eligible to register as electors and vote at elections here. The table lists those Commonwealth countries and dependent territories which allow British citizens, subject to residency qualifications, to register as electors. Approximately half a million Commonwealth citizens living in the United Kingdom were eligible to vote at the 1987 general election. Of these, about 150,000 were from countries which allow reciprocal voting rights to British citizens.
Commonwealth Countries and United Kingdom Dependent Territories which allow voting rights to British citizens Anguilla Montserrat Antigua and Barbuda Mauritius Barbados New Zealand Belize Pitcairn Dominica St. Helene Falkland Islands St. Kitts and Nevis Gibraltar St. Lucia Grenada St. Vincent Guyana Sierre Leone Hong Kong Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Tristan da Cunha