Written Question·Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission·UIN 122209

Secret Ballot

Tabled: 19 March 2026

Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

David Simmonds

Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will take steps to help reduce family voting.

Answer

Sir Jeremy Wright

The Electoral Commission takes allegations of electoral fraud very seriously. It is a criminal offence to attempt to pressure someone to vote in a certain way. The Commission encourages anyone who believes an offence has occurred to report it to the polic...

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