§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the provisional 1977 electorate of each of the counties of Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. CarterIt is not practicable to give the information in this form as the Northern Ireland electoral divisions are not co-terminous with county boundaries. However, according to the Northern Ireland Register of Electors published on 14th February 1977 the size of the electorate in each constituency for parliamentary elections is as follows:
Constituency Electorate Belfast, North … 69,271 Belfast, South … 71,790 Belfast, East … 77,409 Belfast, West … 61,405 Antrim, North … 102,783 Antrim, South … 124,398 Armagh … 92,443 Down, North … 97,133 Down, South … 89,170 Londonderry … 94,201 Mid-Ulster … 81,062 Fermanagh and South Tyrone … 71,849