§ 71 and 72. Sir D. Walker-Smithasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list, by reference to the Parliamentary Register which came into force in February, 1971 and to the revised constituency boundaries promulgated in the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order, 1969, of the electorates of the constituencies in the county of Hertfordshire, specifying in each case the number of electors, and the amount by which the said number, respectively, exceeds or falls short of the prescribed electoral quota;
(2) whether he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list, by reference to the Parliamentary Register which came into force in February, 1971 and to the revised constituency boundaries promulgated in the Parliamentary Counties (England) Order, 1969, of the 20 English constituencies with the largest, and the 20 English constituencies with the smallest, electorates, indicating in each case the number of electors and the amount by which the said number, respectively, exceeds or falls short of the prescribed electoral quota.
§ Mr. MaudlingDetails of 1971 electorates are not complete, and the 1971 electoral quota cannot yet be calculated. I shall place this information in the Library of the House as soon as it is available. Following are the 1971 electorates of the new constituencies in Hertfordshire:
Constituencies in Hertfordshire constituted by the Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 Constituency 1971 Electorate East Hertfordshire 86,418 Hemel Hempstead 81,328 Hertford and Stevenage 76,003 Hitchin 70,424 St. Albans 68,828 South Hertfordshire 64,611 South West Hertfordshire 76,404 Welwyn and Hatfield 66,532
Constituency in Hertfordshire not affected by above-mentioned Order Constituency 1971 Electorate Watford 56,863