asked the Minister for Local Government the total number of electors who were eligible to vote at the local government elections in 1955 and 1960, and the number who voted at each election.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Voters at Local Government Elections.
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As the reply is in the form of a tabular statement, I propose, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to circulate it with the Official Report. Following is the statement:
TOTAL number of electors eligible to vote at the local government elections in 1955 and 1960 and the number who voted.
|
Local Authorities |
1955 |
1960 |
||
|
Number of persons eligible to vote |
Number of persons who voted |
Number of persons eligible to vote |
Number of persons who voted |
|
|
County Councils |
1,367,011 |
888,192 |
1,286,950 |
769,890 |
|
County Borough Councils |
417,624 |
180,602 |
400,786 |
138,044 |
|
Urban District Councils |
207,017 |
129,050 |
198,704 |
117,404 |
|
Town Commissioners |
28,239 |
19,125 |
28,775 |
17,354 |
|
TOTALS |
2,019,891 |
1,216,969 |
1,915,215 |
1,042,692 |
These statistics do not include figures for areas where the elections were not contested.
As a number of local government electors may vote at the election of more than one local authority, the total figure for the number of electors eligible to vote is greater than the number of persons registered as local government electors.