PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Electoral Register (12 September 2018)
Question Asked
What recent estimate he has made of the number of eligible voters not on the electoral register.
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)
Answer
The register for the 2017 General Election, at 46.8 million, was the largest ever.
While there are no recent reliable estimates of the number of people not on the electoral register, we know that Individual Electoral Registration has transformed the ease with which people can make an application to register.
Answered by:
Chloe Smith (Conservative)
12 September 2018
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