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Delimitación de distritos
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Pregunta Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Sí
Respuestas
14 village constituencies established by the Constitution.
Fuente
Constitution, Art. 16 (2-3).
Verificado
2014/06/23
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Pregunta On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Respuestas
a . "Equality" of population
f . Communities of interest/cultural concerns
Respuestas
"Any determination or redetermination of the boundaries of any
village constituency shall, so far as practicable, having due regard
to local community interest, be made in accordance with the
principle that the number of electors in that village constituency
should not be substantially greater or smaller than the number of
electors in any other village constituency."
Fuente
Constitution, Art. 16 (3).
Verificado
2014/06/23
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Pregunta The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Respuestas
a . Legislature (1st chamber)
Respuestas
The Constitution allows for constituencies to be modified by law, though there must always be 14 constituencies respecting traditional communities of interest and must have relatively equal populations.
Fuente
Constitution, Art. 16; Niue Assembly Act 1966, as amended, Sec. 5.
Verificado
2014/06/23