Total Electorate

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Year Total Electorate
14 Dec 1918 40,146 Show data context
18 Oct 1922 42,645 Show data context
15 Nov 1922 42,645 Show data context
06 Dec 1923 42,899 Show data context
29 Oct 1924 45,138 Show data context
30 May 1929 56,392 Show data context
27 Oct 1931 57,035 Show data context
14 Nov 1935 56,780 Show data context
17 May 1945 60,248 Show data context
05 Jul 1945 60,378 Show data context
23 Feb 1950 71,066 Show data context
25 Oct 1951 72,185 Show data context
26 May 1955 71,989 Show data context
06 Jul 1956 71,943 Show data context
08 Oct 1959 71,342 Show data context
15 Oct 1964 70,387 Show data context
31 Mar 1966 68,131 Show data context
18 Jun 1970 71,520 Show data context
28 Feb 1974 74,351 Show data context
10 Oct 1974 75,061 Show data context
03 May 1979 75,121 Show data context
Date: Source:
1918 - 1945 F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949 (Glasgow: Political Reference Publications, 1969) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
1950 - 1970 F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1970 (Chichester: Political Reference Publications, 1971) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
1974 - 1979 Kimber, Political Science Resources

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Number of persons entitled and registered to vote.


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Date accessed: 30th April 2024