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Delimitación de distritos
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Pregunta Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Sí
Respuestas For the purpose of elections, Bermuda is divided into thirty-six constituencies, each of which elects one member to the House of Assembly.
Fuente The Constitution of Bermuda, Article 52
Verificado 2012/05/31
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Pregunta On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Respuestas
a . "Equality" of population b . Respecting natural barriers e . Geographic size of district g . Otro
Respuestas The Commission -
a) shall take no account of the racial distribution of electors within Bermuda;
b) shall take account of geographical features and natural boundaries within Bermuda; (
c) may ignore the boundaries of parishes; and
d) shall ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that each constituency is a contiguous unit.
Fuente Randy Scott, Parliamentary Registry, Bermuda Constitution, Art. 54(2)
Verificado 2012/05/31
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Pregunta The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Respuestas
c . Executive d . Boundary Commission
Respuestas The Constituency Boundaries Commission shall consist of—
(a) a Chairman appointed by the Governor, acting in his discretion;
(b) a member (in this section referred to as "the judicial member") appointed by the Governor, acting in his discretion, from among persons who hold or have held high judicial office;
(c) two members appointed by the Governor, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier, from among the members of the two Houses; and
(d) two members appointed by the Governor, acting in accordance with the advice of the Opposition Leader, from among those members.
Fuente The Constitution of Bermuda, Art. 53
Verificado 2012/05/31
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