HL Deb 02 February 2004 vol 656 c69WA
Lord Kilclooney

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When 18 parliamentary constituencies were created in Northern Ireland; what was the total electorate of Northern Ireland at that time; and what is the total electorate now. [HL769]

Baroness Amos

The present 18 parliamentary constituencies were created in Northern Ireland by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. The1995 Register of Electors (towards the end of the Review) was 1,169,423. The 1996 Register of Electors showed the total electorate as 1,176,927.

This compares with the total current electorate of 1,097,526, according to the latest register in force on 1 September 2003.