§ Mr. Harry GreenwayTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many electors per right hon. or hon. Member there were in(a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last 30 years; how many right hon. and hon. Members were returned by each country in the same period; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanThe information requested is given in the table.
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Year (a) England (b) Scotland (c) Wales (d) Northern Ireland MP's Average electors per MP MP's Average electors per MP MP's Average electors per MP MP's Average electors per MP 1980 516 67,504 71 54,374 36 58,293 12 87,456 1981 516 67,961 71 54,725 36 58,753 12 87,778 1982 516 68,534 71 55,118 36 59,109 12 88,105 1983 523 68,011 72 54,642 38 56,273 17 62,423 1984 523 68,452 72 54,962 38 56,539 17 63,389 1985 523 68,714 72 55,110 38 56,384 17 63,683 1986 523 69,137 72 55,370 38 56,825 17 63,965 1987 523 69,585 72 55,485 38 57,241 17 64,889 1988 523 69,689 72 55,102 38 57,576 17 65,236 1 Reduction in voting age from 21 to 18. Sources:
British Electoral Facts 1932–1980, FWS Craig
Electoral Statistics 1974–88, OPCS (Series EL Nos. 1-15).