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Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 13 January 2025UIN 22922

The question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate the Electoral Commission has made of the number of people on the electoral roll in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) Great Britain for each general election since 2010.

Answered by Sir Jeremy Wright

The Electoral Commission publishes data and research on elections taking place in the UK, including electorate figures.

Figures on the number registered voters at each general election since 2010 are in the table below.

Northern Ireland

Great Britain

2010

1,169,184

44,428,277

2015

1,236,765

45,117,432

2017

1,242,698

45,592,735

2019

1,293,971

46,273,781

2024

1,363,961

46,859,848

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