Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the size of the electorate in each Northern Ireland constituency; and what they were immediately following the last revision of parliamentary boundaries in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe number of electors in each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland on the electoral register in 1990 and in 1983—the first register with details of the revised parliamentary constituencies—was:
Constituency 1990 Register 1983 Register Belfast East 53,933 56,065 Belfast North 56,991 61,703 Belfast South 53,516 54,115 Belfast West 57,456 60,404 East Antrim 63,025 59,372 East Londonderry 75,407 68,215 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 70,535 68,913 Foyle 74,558 67,918 Lagan Valley 71,904 60,685 Mid Ulster 69,415 64,840 Newry and Armagh 68,154 62,896 North Antrim 69,562 63,951 North Down 68,496 62,194 Strangford 68,242 60,813 South Antrim 66,763 59,931 South Down 75,364 67,723 Upper Bann 67,281 61,447 Totals 1,130,602 1,061,185