The administration of proxy voting is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland. All evidence received by the Chief Electoral Officer regarding possible electoral fraud is passed to the PSNI for investigation.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> The following table has been provided by the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland and contains the number of proxy vote applications in each constituency in Northern Ireland for the Parliamentary general elections in 2010, 2015 and 2017:<\/p> <\/p> Constituency <\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belfast East<\/p><\/td> 36<\/p><\/td> 124<\/p><\/td> 279<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belfast North<\/p><\/td> 91<\/p><\/td> 177<\/p><\/td> 739<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belfast South<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 114<\/p><\/td> 318<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Belfast West<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td> 168<\/p><\/td> 1026<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Antrim<\/p><\/td> 51<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> 353<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Londonderry<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 143<\/p><\/td> 360<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Fermanagh & South Tyrone<\/p><\/td> 470<\/p><\/td> 1454<\/p><\/td> 1707<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Foyle<\/p><\/td> 159<\/p><\/td> 339<\/p><\/td> 1282<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lagan Valley<\/p><\/td> 47<\/p><\/td> 87<\/p><\/td> 230<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mid Ulster<\/p><\/td> 213<\/p><\/td> 488<\/p><\/td> 1127<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Newry & Armagh<\/p><\/td> 101<\/p><\/td> 870<\/p><\/td> 1304<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Antrim<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td> 224<\/p><\/td> 507<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North Down<\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td> 193<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Antrim<\/p><\/td> 58<\/p><\/td> 106<\/p><\/td> 285<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Down<\/p><\/td> 130<\/p><\/td> 203<\/p><\/td> 564<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Strangford<\/p><\/td> 41<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td> 197<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Upper Bann<\/p><\/td> 65<\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td> 322<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Tyrone<\/p><\/td> 289<\/p><\/td> 505<\/p><\/td> 914<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2109<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5432<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 11707<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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