Total Electorate

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Year Total Electorate
18 Dec 1885 10,931 Show data context
27 Jul 1886 10,931 Show data context
26 Jul 1892 11,290 Show data context
22 Sep 1892 11,290 Show data context
07 Aug 1895 11,921 Show data context
24 Oct 1900 13,442 Show data context
08 Feb 1906 15,119 Show data context
13 Feb 1908 15,321 Show data context
10 Feb 1910 15,723 Show data context
19 Dec 1910 15,723 Show data context
14 Dec 1918 35,843 Show data context
15 Nov 1922 35,252 Show data context
06 Dec 1923 35,719 Show data context
29 Oct 1924 36,085 Show data context
30 May 1929 45,084 Show data context
27 Oct 1931 45,548 Show data context
14 Nov 1935 44,886 Show data context
05 Jul 1945 38,970 Show data context
23 Feb 1950 57,625 Show data context
25 Oct 1951 57,436 Show data context
26 May 1955 54,424 Show data context
08 Oct 1959 52,822 Show data context
20 Jun 1963 49,313 Show data context
15 Oct 1964 49,151 Show data context
31 Mar 1966 49,474 Show data context
18 Jun 1970 49,520 Show data context
28 Feb 1974 52,307 Show data context
10 Oct 1974 52,700 Show data context
03 May 1979 50,119 Show data context
Date: Source:
1885 - 1910 F.W.S. Craig (ed.), British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918 (London: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1974) Within copyright. Permission granted to project.
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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nCube definition


Number of persons entitled and registered to vote.


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Date accessed: 14th May 2024