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Northern Ireland Office

Answer

Mr. David Marshall: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list the total number of electors for each of the new parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland for the 1997-98 register of electors effective from 16 February. [16213] Mr. Ancram: The chief electoral officer of Northern Ireland has provided the figures shown in the table below which show the total eligible electorate for each of the new parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland. The figures shown in brackets represent those 17-year-olds who are registered, and who may or may not be able to vote depending upon whether their 18th birthday falls before or after polling day. 1997 Register of Electors for Northern Ireland Total Eligible Parliamentary Electorate by Constituency as first published _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Parliamentary constituencies Electorate Belfast East 62,278 (670) Belfast North 65,193 (773) Belfast South 63,948 (639) Belfast West 62,523 (926) East Antrim 59,591 (788) East Londonderry 59,625 (997) Fermanagh and South Tyrone 65,547 (1,189) Foyle 68,574 (1,197) Lagan Valley 72,025 (1,004) Mid Ulster 59,814 (1,228) North Antrim 73,354 (1,184) North Down 63,723 (895) Newry and Armagh 71,685 (1,297) South Antrim 70,288 (1,097) South Down 70,931 (1,351) Strangford 70,742 (957) Upper Bann 71,293 (1,123) West Tyrone 59,064 (1,125) Total Electorate 1,190,198 (18,440) _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

16213; 291 c95-6W

Session

1996-97

Subjects

Constituencies Electorate Legislatures Northern Ireland

Contains statistics

Yes