HC Deb 19 October 1992 vol 212 c107W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the(a) average, (b) shortest and (c) longest period of time taken to carry out the count for constituencies in Northern Ireland at the general election in 1992.

Mr. Hanley

The information requested is as follows:

(a) average time : 5 hours 40 minutes
(b) shortest time : 4 hours
(c) longest time : 7 hours 45 minutes