Secret Ballot
Commons · Question 122209 · Tabled 19 Mar 2026 · Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
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
Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright, 25 Mar 2026
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...