Conservatives Abroad has members and groups around the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. While some countries have just one Conservatives Abroad group, some countries are represented by a number of different groups based in different areas, particularly when a country is large and Conservative overseas Britons are spread out such as Australia, France, Spain, and the USA.
While some overseas Conservative groups had been active since the 1970s, Conservatives Abroad was not formally created until 1985. Its purpose is to keep Conservative supporters who are temporarily or permanently living abroad in touch with domestic politics in the United Kingdom, to campaign for the votes of the overseas British community, and increase the number of overseas registered voters in those communities. Sir James Spicer MP was appointed as its first Chairman.
Conservatives Abroad also serves its members' interests by raising issues and concerns facing Britons living overseas with politicians,[1] and by lobbying to reform overseas voting laws.[2] While the party leader is usually president of Conservatives Abroad, the individual local groups are represented and governed by a group representative.
Campaignsedit
Conservatives Abroad have led the 'Votes for Life' campaign to allow British citizens living around the world to maintain their right to vote in British General Elections and reverse restrictions brought in by the Labour Government in 2000. As a result, this became a commitment in successive Conservative Party manifestos but its progress was blocked by the Liberal Democrats during the 2010-2015 Coalition Government. Finally, after the 2019 General Election, the measure was able to pass Parliament as part of the Elections Act 2022, thus re-enfranchising an estimated 3.4 million potential voters.[3]
Worldwide groupsedit
Conservatives Abroad operate a global network of local groups. Originally it operated 35 active groups operating in 21 countries around the world, however, this figure has since grown.[4]
conservatives, abroad, british, conservative, party, global, network, members, supporters, living, overseas, presidentrishi, sunakchairmanheather, harper, mbefounded1986headquartersconservative, campaign, matthew, parker, street, london, sw1h, englandideologyc. Conservatives Abroad is the British Conservative Party s global network of members and supporters living overseas Conservatives AbroadPresidentRishi SunakChairmanHeather Harper MBEFounded1986HeadquartersConservative Campaign HQ4 Matthew Parker Street London SW1H 9HQ EnglandIdeologyConservatism British British unionismPolitical positionCentre rightNational affiliationConservative PartyWebsiteconservativesabroad orgConservatives Abroad has members and groups around the world including Europe Asia Africa the Americas and Oceania While some countries have just one Conservatives Abroad group some countries are represented by a number of different groups based in different areas particularly when a country is large and Conservative overseas Britons are spread out such as Australia France Spain and the USA Contents 1 History 2 Campaigns 3 Worldwide groups 3 1 Countries and territories 4 References 5 External linksHistory editWhile some overseas Conservative groups had been active since the 1970s Conservatives Abroad was not formally created until 1985 Its purpose is to keep Conservative supporters who are temporarily or permanently living abroad in touch with domestic politics in the United Kingdom to campaign for the votes of the overseas British community and increase the number of overseas registered voters in those communities Sir James Spicer MP was appointed as its first Chairman Conservatives Abroad also serves its members interests by raising issues and concerns facing Britons living overseas with politicians 1 and by lobbying to reform overseas voting laws 2 While the party leader is usually president of Conservatives Abroad the individual local groups are represented and governed by a group representative Campaigns editConservatives Abroad have led the Votes for Life campaign to allow British citizens living around the world to maintain their right to vote in British General Elections and reverse restrictions brought in by the Labour Government in 2000 As a result this became a commitment in successive Conservative Party manifestos but its progress was blocked by the Liberal Democrats during the 2010 2015 Coalition Government Finally after the 2019 General Election the measure was able to pass Parliament as part of the Elections Act 2022 thus re enfranchising an estimated 3 4 million potential voters 3 Worldwide groups editConservatives Abroad operate a global network of local groups Originally it operated 35 active groups operating in 21 countries around the world however this figure has since grown 4 Countries and territories edit Country Territories No of Groups Local Groups nbsp Argentina 1 nbsp Australia 4 Canberra Melbourne Perth Sydney nbsp Austria 1 nbsp Azerbaijan 1 nbsp Belgium 1 nbsp Bermuda 1 nbsp British Virgin Islands 1 nbsp Canada 1 nbsp Cayman Islands 1 nbsp China 3 Beijing Guangzhou Shanghai nbsp Colombia 1 nbsp Cyprus 1 nbsp Egypt 1 nbsp Ethiopia 1 nbsp France 4 Paris South West South of France Normandy nbsp Germany 2 Berlin Frankfurt nbsp Greece 1 nbsp Gibraltar 1 nbsp Guernsey 1 nbsp Hong Kong 1 nbsp Italy 1 nbsp Isle of Man 1 nbsp Bahrain 1 nbsp Oman 1 nbsp Qatar 1 nbsp India 1 nbsp Indonesia 1 nbsp Israel 1 nbsp Jamaica 1 nbsp Japan 1 nbsp Jersey 1 nbsp Luxembourg 1 nbsp Macau 1 nbsp Malta 1 nbsp Netherlands 1 nbsp Norway 1 nbsp Poland 1 nbsp Philippines 1 nbsp Romania 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 1 nbsp Singapore 1 nbsp Switzerland 3 Basel Geneva Zurich nbsp Turkey 1 nbsp South Africa 2 Cape Town Johannesburg nbsp Spain 5 Costa del Sol Javea Madrid Mallorca Tenerife nbsp Thailand 1 nbsp Uruguay 1 nbsp United Arab Emirates 2 Abu Dhabi Dubai nbsp United States 7 California Florida Chicago New Jersey New York Texas Washington D C 5 References edit Roberts Elizabeth September 2014 Tories pledge to give vote back to all expats About Conservatives Archived from the original on 2014 02 01 Retrieved 2014 01 31 History of the Votes for Life Campaign Michael Rutt What is Conservatives Abroad Find your local group External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conservatives Abroad amp oldid 1147281734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
