Formation 1986 Chairman Heather Harper MBE | Region served Global Parent organization Conservative Party | |
President Theresa May MP ex officio Website conservativesabroad.org | ||
Conservatives Abroad (CA) is a global network of people who are Conservative Party supporters living overseas.
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Description
Some overseas Conservative organisations have been active since the 1970s, but Conservatives Abroad was not formally created until 1986. From the perspective of the central Conservative Party, the organisation exists as a political discussion forum, to keep Conservative supporters in touch with domestic British politics, to campaign for the votes of the British expatriate community, and increased registered voters in those communities. Conservatives Abroad also serves its members' interests by raising with Conservative politicians issues facing Britons living overseas, and by lobbying to reform overseas voting laws.
Branches
Conservatives Abroad has branches in Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Perth), Azerbaijan, Belgium, British Virgin Islands until 2021, Canada until 2021, China (Beijing, Hong Kong, and Shanghai), Czech Republic, Ethiopia, France (Paris, South West, South of France, and Normandy), Germany, Greece, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica until 2021, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa (Cape Town and Johannesburg), Spain (Costa del Sol, Jávea, Madrid, Mallorca, and Tenerife), Thailand until 2019, and the United States (California, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C.).