2007-03-15 10:07:33 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
No, she's not allowed to.
2007-03-15 10:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Distant_foe's earlier is answer is correct - the Sovereign, by law, can vote. In fact, only a very short list of people may not vote, namely - those under the age of 18, foreign nationals, members of the House of Lords, those servicing at Her Majesty's pleasure (imprisoned), and those who have been recently convicted of illegal election practices.
To elaborate a little further - it would, though, indeed be considered unconstitutional for the Sovereign to vote in a general election. The reason for this is that the Sovereign is expected to maintain political neutrality. In practice, the Sovereign may not become in any way involved in politics. This is because it is the Sovereign who must choose the Prime Minister, and this choice must be made using only his/her own judgement, the advice of Ministers of State, and with the best interests of the country in mind.
Additionally, the Royal Prerogative empowers the Sovereign to open/dissolve Parliament, call elections, and appoint and dismiss Ministers, responsibilities which would be impacted by a political bias.
So, if one were to rephrase the question as "Is Her Majesty allowed to vote?", in practice, the answer would be 'no' - Her doing so would be an egregious violation of constitutional precedent.
2007-03-15 12:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by l0st 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Queen is not allowed to vote due to the fact that she stands above politics and is therefore politically neutral. She can voice her mind when she has her weekly meetings with Prime Minister Blair and other senior Cabinet ministers. Other members of the royal family do have the right to vote, but do not due so because of their relation to the Queen.
2007-03-17 15:00:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By convention Her Majesty appoints the elected Government chosen by the Peoples. By the same convention Her Majesty has the authority to dismiss the government in due course. In keeping with Her role as Head of State and Constitutional Monarch, Her Majesty, members of the Royal Family and members of the House of Lords and all Peers of the Realm, do not vote (though it is not illegal for them to do so). For the government to attempt to get rid of The Queen would be High Treason and would be defended to the last by Her Majesty's armed forces. It could only be achieved by utter bloodshed and chaos.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.
2007-03-15 10:25:30 · answer #4 · answered by Raymo 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The queen is unable to vote. She has the ability to disband Parliament and Parliament has the ability to get rid of the queen. It is a precarious balance and because his balance needs to be maintained the queen keeps out of the politics of the country and cannot vote.
2007-03-15 10:18:08 · answer #5 · answered by Hey Jude 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Queen and the Royal Family do pay taxes.
2007-03-16 02:18:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Queen can't vote because she is above politics. She has to accept whatever the electorates choice of members are for her government.
She has her views, but she cannot be seen to favour one party or the other.
2007-03-16 13:07:34 · answer #7 · answered by frank S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She can't vote .. I'm not too sure of the history but no Monarch has been allowed to cast a vote for some time now.
2007-03-15 10:19:39 · answer #8 · answered by Smarty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
She doesn't
She is Eligible to vote in EU elections but she doesn't
I believe she is ineligible to vote in British Elections
a conflict of intrest
I could be wrong
2007-03-19 07:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by tardis1977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!
Accodring to the government's website:
The Queen can vote, but in practice it is considered unconstitutional for the Monarch to vote in an election.
2007-03-15 10:20:34 · answer #10 · answered by distant_foe 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No. As Head of state she cannot be seen to favour one particular political party.
2007-03-16 09:12:30 · answer #11 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋