Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-09.
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the voter registration rate was for 18 year olds in each of the last 30 years.
Mr Gary Streeter
The Electoral Commission informs me that it does not hold figures on the registration rates for 18 year olds in each of the last 30 years.
However, it does hold estimates of registration rates for age groups from several studies conducted on the accuracy and completeness of the electoral registers in Great Britain.
|
Register |
Age band |
Registration rate |
Study conducted by |
|
April 2011 (Great Britain) |
17-18 |
55% |
Electoral Commission (EC) |
|
19-24 |
56% |
||
|
February 2001 (England and Wales) |
18-24 |
84% |
EC and Office for National Statistics |
|
February 1991 (Great Britain) |
18-19 |
88% |
Office of Population Census and Surveys – Social Survey Division |
|
February 1981 (Great Britain) |
18-19 |
87% |
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