HC Deb 09 July 1919 vol 117 c1847W
Mr. G. MURRAY

asked the Home Secretary if he will furnish figures showing the number of voters, male and female, respectively, registered under the Representation of the People Act, 1918; and the estimated increased number of female voters that would be added to the register in the event of the Women's Emancipation Bill, 1919, becoming law?

Dr. ADDISON

The number of Parliamentary electors registered in the first register of electors, under the Representation of the People Act, 1918, was as follows:

Men 12,913,166
Women 8,479,156
Total 21,392,322
I am afraid I cannot give any very reliable estimate of the number of women voters that would be added to the register if the Bill referred to became law, but, according to the best information available, the number would be over 5,000,000.