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
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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
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
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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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...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
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