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Citizens of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and the countries listed below are eligible to be registered as electors provided other conditions are met. Below is a list of the Commonwealth, British Dependent Territories and European Union countries whose citizens are eligible to be registered. European Union citizens can only vote in local elections or European elections (provided they make a declaration that they will not vote in their home country.
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Australia
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The Bahamas
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Bangladesh
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Barbados
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Belize
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Botswana
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Brunei
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Cameroon
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Canada
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Cyprus (Republic)
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Dominica
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Fiji
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The Gambia
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Ghana
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Grenada
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Guyana
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India
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Jamaica
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Kenya
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Kiribati
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Lesotho
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Malawi
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Malaysia
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Maldives
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Malta
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Mauritius
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Mozambique
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Namibia
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Nauru
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New Zealand
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Nigeria
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Pakistan
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Papua New Guinea
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St Kitts and Nevis
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St Lucia
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St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Samoa
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Seychelles
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Sierra Leone
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Singapore
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Solomon Islands
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South Africa
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Sri Lanka
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Swaziland
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Tonga
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Tuvalu
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Uganda
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United Republic of Tanzania
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Vanuatu
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Zambia
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Zimbabwe
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BRITISH DEPENDENT TERRITORIES
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Anguilla
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Bermuda
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British Antarctic Territory
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British Indian Ocean Territory
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British Virgin Islands
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Cayman Islands
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Falkland Islands
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Gibraltar
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Hong Kong**
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Montserrat
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Pitcairn Island
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St Helena dependencies (Ascension Island, Tristan de Cunha, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands)
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The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Cyprus)
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Turks and Caicos Islands
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** Many Hong Kong citizens already posses British Citizenship and are eligible for registration. However the majority of Hong Kong citizens were previously British Dependent Territory (BDT) citizens until Hong Kong ceased to be a BDT on 1 July 1997. They will now be classed as British Nationals (overseas) or British Overseas citizens - both terms fall within the meaning of Commonwealth citizens as defined by the British Nationality Act 1981 and are eligible for registration.
EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES
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Austria
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France
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Luxembourg
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Belgium
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Germany
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Malta*
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Bulgaria
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Greece
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The Netherlands
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Czech Republic
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Hungary
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Poland
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Denmark
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Ireland*
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Portugal
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Cyprus*
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Italy
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Romania
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Estonia
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Latvia
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Slovakia
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Finland
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Lithuania
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Spain
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Sweden
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*Irish citizens can vote in all UK elections provided they are registered to vote in the UK. Citizens of Cyprus and Malta can also vote in all UK elections provided they are registered as these countries are also Commonwealth countries.
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