Written question asked by Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Independent Ulster Unionist) on Wednesday, 21 June 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 July 2017. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Monday, 3 July 2017 on behalf of the Northern Ireland Office.

Absent Voting: Northern Ireland

Question: Her Majesty's Government how many proxy vote applications there were in each Northern Ireland constituency for the general elections in (1) 2010, (2) 2015, and (3) 2017; and whether they intend to investigate possible electoral fraud in relation to proxy voting in Northern Ireland.

Answer

The administration of proxy voting is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland. All evidence received by the Chief Electoral Officer regarding possible electoral fraud is passed to the PSNI for investigation.

The following table has been provided by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland and contains the number of proxy vote applications in each constituency in Northern Ireland for the Parliamentary general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017:

Constituency	2010	2015	2017
Belfast East	36	124	279
Belfast North	91	177	739
Belfast South	47	114	318
Belfast West	115	168	1026
East Antrim	51	137	353
East Londonderry	62	143	360
Fermanagh & South Tyrone	470	1454	1707
Foyle	159	339	1282
Lagan Valley	47	87	230
Mid Ulster	213	488	1127
Newry & Armagh	101	870	1304
North Antrim	71	224	507
North Down	63	85	193
South Antrim	58	106	285
South Down	130	203	564
Strangford	41	73	197
Upper Bann	65	135	322
West Tyrone	289	505	914
Total	2109	5432	11707

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL3
Session: 2017-19
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Contains statistics: Yes
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