§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the last elections to be held on St. Helena and list the number of contested seats, the number of votes cast and the percentage turn-out in each case.
§ Mr. MaudeThe most recent general election in St. Helena was held on 10 May 1989. Twelve councillors were elected from eight constituencies. The number of votes cast in each constituency was as follows:
Number Jamestown 823 St. Paul's 669 Longwood 447 Half Tree Hollow 431 Blue Hill 123 Levelwood 76 Alarm Forest 157 Sandy Bay1 — 1 Candidate elected unopposed. The overall percentage turn-out was 72 per cent.
§ Dr. MarekTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the gross national product per capita for St. Helena for the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MaudeIt is not possible to enumerate these statistics because no system of national accounting as yet exists in St. Helena. However, such a system is now being developed.