HC Deb 06 March 1978 vol 945 cc498-9W
Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what is his estimate of the number of proxy votes cast in Scotland at the General Election of October 1974 on behalf of electors who were ill.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Electors who are physically incapacitated cannot vote by proxy but they may vote by post. It is not practicable, however, to identify particular categories within the overall number of those who cast postal votes.

Mr. Reid

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the number of proxy votes cast in Scotland at the General Election of October 1974; and if he will express this figure as a percentage of the total electorate in Scotland.

Mr. Harry Ewing

Information about the number of votes cast by proxy is not available.