§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the population of the United Kingdom at the time of the last general election; and what percentage of that population was eligible to vote. [HL3804]
§ The Minister of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (Lord Falconer of Thoroton)Data supplied by the Government Actuary's Department give the estimated population of the United Kingdom on 30 June 2001 as 59,987,000. This includes children, foreign nationals and other persons not entitled to vote here. The total number of persons registered as parliamentary electors and thereby eligible to vote on 7 June 2001, including those on the overseas electors list, was 44,403,238.