Question follow-through · 28435

Candidates: Commonwealth

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) lo

answeredSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

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Answering body
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
14 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what guidance the Electoral Commission provides on whether Commonwealth citizens can stand for election to (a) Parliament and (b) lo

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Electoral Commission’s guidance for candidates and agents sets out the qualification requirements for UK parliamentary elections and local government elections in England. Commonwealth citizens must meet these requirements to stand, and they must eith...

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