§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the six highest and six lowest numbers of electors in parliamentary constituencies in Scotland; and what is the average constituency electorate in Scotland.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe latest information available relates to the 1991 register of electors, when the average electorate was 54,369, and is as follows:
Highest parliamentary constituency electorates Number Gordon 78,438 Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber 68,848 East Lothian 67,223 Ayr 66,126 Kincardine and Deeside 65,660 Perth and Kinross 65,135
Lowest parliamentary constituency electorates Number Western Isles 23,073 Caithness and Sutherland 31,120 Orkney and Shetland 31,355 Glasgow, Provan 37,838 Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale 39,608 Glasgow, Central 42,270