Part I Parliamentary and Local Government Franchise and its Exercise

Parliamentary and local government franchise

F11 Parliamentary electors.

(1)

A person is entitled to vote as an elector at a parliamentary election in any constituency if on the date of the poll he—

(a)

is registered in the register of parliamentary electors for that constituency;

(b)

is not subject to any legal incapacity to vote (age apart);

(c)

is either a Commonwealth citizen or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland; and

(d)

is of voting age (that is, 18 years or over).

(2)

A person is not entitled to vote as an elector—

(a)

more than once in the same constituency at any parliamentary election; or

(b)

in more than one constituency at a general election.