A Bill to provide for a civic obligation either to vote or to state an intention to abstain from voting; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
27 March 2015
The bill would create a civic obligation for eligible voters to either vote or to declare that they intend to abstain from voting. It would set out how that declaration is made and recorded, and include related provisions described as “connected purposes.”
The bill is at the Second Reading in the Commons, an early stage in its passage; if it advances, it would move to committee for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 14 January 2015 under the Ten Minute Rule.
The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.
The 2014-15 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
