§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the six highest and the six lowest numbers of electors in parliamentary constituencies in Wales; and what is the average constituency electorate in Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntThe six parliamentary constituencies with the highest number of electors and the six parliamentary constituencies with the lowest number of electors in Wales at 1991 are as follows. The average electorate of a parliamentary constituency in Wales was 58,086.
Parliamentary constituency Electors Highest Pembroke 73,500 Carmarthen 68,833 Clwyd North West 68,462 Delyn 66,953 Vale of Glamorgan 66,852 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 65,947 Lowest Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 32,754 Montgomery 41,334 Caernarfon 46,653 Cynon Valley 50,000 Newport East 50,931 Brecon and Radnor 51,738 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the acreage of each of the, six geographically largest parliamentary constituencies in Wales.
§ Mr. David HuntThe six geographically largest parliamentary constituencies in Wales are as follows:
Parliamentary constituency Acreage (000s) Brecon and Radnor 744 Ceredigion and Pembroke North 561 Carmarthen 525 Montgomery 510 Meirionnydd Nant Conwy 478 Clwyd South West 367 Source: Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.