HC Deb 06 December 1951 vol 494 cc274-5W
77. Brigadier Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he can now state how many postal votes were cast at the General Elections of 1950 and 1951.

Sir D. Maxwell Fyfe

The number of postal votes included in the count in England, Wales and Northern Ireland was

POSTAL VOTES, 1951 AND 1952
(The figures for 1951 are approximate)
— (1) Number of postal ballot papers issued (2) Number of postal votes returned before close of poll (3) Number of postal votes rejected* (4) Number of postal votes included in the count
1950 1951 1950 1951 1950 1951 1950 1951
England (excluding Monmouthshire) 410,126 688,400 386,878 627,500 7,879 10,650 379,005 616,850
Wales and Monmouthshire 23,916 38,800 22,499 35,000 815 900 21,685 34,100
Northern Ireland 24,231 25,300 22,504 23,200 913 900 21,591 22,300
TOTAL 458,273 752,500 431,881 685,700 9,607 12,450 422,281 673,250
* i.e., number rejected because the declaration of identity was not returned or on one of the other prescribed grounds.