Matthew Lyon

Representative from KY · Served 1797–1811 (14 years)

HouseDemocratic-RepublicanKY

Birth countryIreland

Chamber

House

First elected

1797

Status

Left office 1811

Non-citizen voting in Ireland

Partial — local only

EU and UK citizens may vote in local and European Parliament elections. Non-EU residents are excluded from national elections.

Partial / local elections only

Matthew Lyon was born in a country with limited non-citizen voting rights, typically at the local level only.

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