§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the number of electors in the Parliamentary Register coming into force on 16th February for each of the constituencies in Northern Ireland; and how many of these electors in each constituency are designated "I".
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI am informed by the Chief Electoral Officer that in the Parliamentary Register referred to, the number of electors for each of the constituencies in Northern Ireland and the number of such electors designated by the prefix "I" are as set out below:
Constituency Number of Parliamentary electors Number designated "I" Belfast, East 78,228 142 Belfast, North 70,551 195 Belfast, South 72,836 274 Belfast, West 62,999 115 Antrim, North 102,515 161 Antrim, South 122,666 317 Armagh 92,289 282 Down, North 95,587 450 Down, South 88,625 282 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 71,464 411 Londonderry 93,884 714 Mid-Ulster 81,595 395 Total 1,033,239 3,738