§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the total number of electors in each(a) council area in Northern Ireland, (b) each parliamentary constituency in Northern Ireland, (c) the total for Northern Ireland, on the 1992 register of electors and (d) what are the areas of each constituency.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is as follows:
District Council Number of electors1 Belfast 209,126 Derry 63,309 Limavady 19,282 Coleraine 37,138 Ballymoney 17,610 Moyle 10,509 Larne 22,318 Ballymena 42,091 Magherafelt 25,611 Cookstown 21,637 Strabane 25,319 Omagh 30,973 Fermanagh 39,112 Dungannon 32,354 Craigavon 54,520 Armagh 36,222 Newry and Mourne 58,207 Banbridge 24,891 Down 40,656 Lisburn 69,472 Antrim 30,227 Newtownabbey 55,155 Carrickfergus 24,527 North Down 54,464 Ards 49,089 Castlereagh 47,505 Total 1,141,324 1 Note: (a) Figures are taken from the electoral register published in February 1992.
(b) Shows electors registered to vote in local government elections and young people who, reaching the age of 18 before 16 February 1992, will then be eligible to vote in local government elections.
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Constituency Number of electors1 Size in hectares2 Belfast East 53,375 2,908 Belfast North 55,587 4,162 Belfast South 52,556 2,371 Belfast West 55,280 4,026 East Antrim 63,739 43,055 East Londonderry 76,912 145,839 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 71,472 266,000 Foyle 75,970 60,694 Lagan Valley 73,688 45,546
Constituency Number of elector1 Size in hectares2 Mid Ulster 70,410 257,026 Newry and Armagh 68,716 109,721 North Antrim 70,217 154,490 North Down 69,604 10,269 Strangford 69,855 43,313 South Antrim 68,292 69,885 South Down 77,371 147,585 Upper Bann 68,422 48,036 Total 1,141,466 1Note: (a) Figures are taken from the electoral register published in February 1992. (b) Shows electors registered to vote in parliamentary elections and young people who, reaching the age of 18 before 16 February 1993, will then be eligible to vote in a Parliamentary election. 2 Including inland water.