§ Mr. Piratinasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many people were registered as electors for the Sudan elections which took place in November, 1948; what is the proportion of this number to the total population male and female over 21; and how many of the registered electors, male and female respectively, actually voted.
§ Mr. MayhewThree hundred and thirty-six thousand, six hundred and ninety-one persons, all of whom were males, were registered as electors in the direct elections and the primary stage of the indirect elections. This total is approximately 8 per cent of the latest available figures for the total of the male and female population over 21. As explained in the House on 14th July last, 125W however, the franchise was restricted to males over 25 years old. I am not able to say how many of the registered electors actually voted, since the primary voting in most constituencies with indirect elections was by acclamation and no record of the number of votes cast is therefore available.