§ Mr. Robert McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what will be(a) the number of Scottish constituencies at the next general election and (b) the average number of voters in each; what will be the equivalent figures for (i) England, (ii) Northern Ireland, (iii) Wales and (iv) the United Kingdom. [35996]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is as follows:
Number of seats Average electorate based on the 1996 electoral registers Scotland 72 55,043 England 529 169,083 Northern Ireland 18 65,386 Wales 40 155,507 United Kingdom 659 166,620 1 These figures are based on the 1995 electoral register as the 1996 electorate figures are not available.