HC Deb 16 January 2003 vol 397 c787W
Mr. McNamara

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his estimate is of the number of persons removed from the electoral roll in each constituency following legislation on voter identification; what percentage of the electorate this represents; and what the ratio is between the reduction within each constituency and the size of the electoral majority of the sitting hon. Member. [86018]

Parliamentary constituency Number of persons removed from the Electoral Register in each Parliamentary constituency following 2002 annual canvass Percentage of previously registered electors this represents Size of electoral majority at General Election on 7 June 2001
Belfast East 6,637 11.53 7,117
Belfast North 9,434 15.9 6,387
Belfast South 10,084 16.98 5,399
Belfast West 10,970 18.56 19,342
East Antrim 6,452 10.57 128
East Londonderry 5,564 9.12 1,901
Fermanagh and South Tyrone 5,440 7.95 53
Foyle 9,492 13.13 11,550
Lagan Valley 7,510 10.22 18,342
Mid Ulster 4,606 7.26 9,953
North Antrim 6,222 8.19 14,224
North Down 6,968 10.96 7,324
Newry and Armagh 7,647 10.27 3,575
South Antrim 8,427 11.91 1,011
South Down 7,205 9.54 13,858
Strangford 7,248 9.95 1,110
Upper Bann 6,763 9.1 2,058
West Tyrone 5,533 8.92 5,040