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  European Union (Referendum) Bill - Clause 2 - Entitlement of British Overseas Territories Residents to Vote in the Referendum
  
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  @ MP voted aye to allow residents of all British Overseas Territories to vote in a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
  @ MP voted no against allowing residents of all British Overseas Territories to vote in a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU
  
  The majority of MPs voted against allowing residents of all British Overseas Territories to vote in a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. 
  
  The European Union (Referendum) Bill as introduced[1] stated:
  :Those entitled to vote in the referendum areâ
  :(a)the persons who, on the date of the referendum, would be entitled to vote as electors at a parliamentary election in any constituency, and
  :(b)the persons who, on that date, are disqualified by reason of being peers from voting as electors at parliamentary elections.
  
  Mike Gapes MP had proposed an amendment[2] numbered 51 on the day's amendment sheet[3] which would have added another category to that list stating: 
  
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  :â(c) residents of all British Overseas Territories.â
  
  There is some discussion in the debate about the potential impact of the referendum on the residents of British Overseas Territories.
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0011/cbill_2013-20140011_en_1.htm European Union (Referendum) Bill as introduced]
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2013-11-29b.532.0#g534.0 Official Record, House of Commons, 29 November 2013]  
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0011/amend/pbc0112911m.1345-1351.html Amendment sheet for consideration of the European Union (Referendum) Bill on 29 November 2013] 
  * [4] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/europeanunionreferendum/documents.html Parliament's webpage on the European Union (Referendum) Bill]
  
  
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