HL Deb 02 March 1981 vol 417 c1310WA
Lord Gardiner

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proportion of those eligible to vote in parliamentary elections are 29 years of age or younger?

Lord Belstead

It is estimated that in mid-1979 about one-quarter of the United Kingdom population eligible to register were aged 29 or younger. The corresponding proportion for those registered is not known.