Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons were on the electoral registers of each of the 17 parliamentary constituencies in June 1983; and how many there are now.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI understand from the chief electoral officer that the information is as set out. The figures for 1983 are estimates as the electoral register published that year was on the basis of the former 12 parliamentary constituencies.
Persons on the register of parliamentary electors in Northern Ireland, by constituency—June 1983 and February 1992 Constituency Persons on Register 11983 1992 Belfast East 56,231 53,375 Belfast North 61,778 55,587 Belfast South 54,344 52,556 Belfast West 60,400 55,280 East Antrim 59,430 63,739 East Londonderry 68,015 76,912 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 68,530 71,472 Foyle 68,081 75,970 Lagan Valley 60,749 73,688 Mid Ulster 64,549 70,410 Newry and Armagh 63,037 68,716 North Antrim 63,904 70,217 North Down 62,224 69,604 Strangford 60,882 69,855 South Antrim 59,949 68,292 South Down 67,637 77,371 Upper Bann 61,445 68,422 Total 1,061,185 1,141,466 1 Estimated figures. Figures are available for the number of people eligible to vote in each of the 17 Northern Ireland constituencies in the June 1983 general election, but they do not include 11,049 persons who were under the age of 18 on election day but were on the electoral register because they would reach voting age while it was current.