§ Mr. McNamaraTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his estimate is of the number of persons removed from the electoral roll in each constituency following legislation on voter identification; what percentage of the electorate this represents; and what the ratio is between the reduction within each constituency and the size of the electoral majority of the sitting hon. Member. [86018]
Parliamentary constituency Number of persons removed from the Electoral Register in each Parliamentary constituency following 2002 annual canvass Percentage of previously registered electors this represents Size of electoral majority at General Election on 7 June 2001 Belfast East 6,637 11.53 7,117 Belfast North 9,434 15.9 6,387 Belfast South 10,084 16.98 5,399 Belfast West 10,970 18.56 19,342 East Antrim 6,452 10.57 128 East Londonderry 5,564 9.12 1,901 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 5,440 7.95 53 Foyle 9,492 13.13 11,550 Lagan Valley 7,510 10.22 18,342 Mid Ulster 4,606 7.26 9,953 North Antrim 6,222 8.19 14,224 North Down 6,968 10.96 7,324 Newry and Armagh 7,647 10.27 3,575 South Antrim 8,427 11.91 1,011 South Down 7,205 9.54 13,858 Strangford 7,248 9.95 1,110 Upper Bann 6,763 9.1 2,058 West Tyrone 5,533 8.92 5,040