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Boundary Delimitation

Country: Lithuania

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Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?

a. Yes

Comments: Parliamentary, Presidential Elections and referendums are performed in specially created constituencies but the Municipal Elections are held according to administrative boundaries. For the organisation and conduct of elections, the territory of the Republic of Lithuania shall be divided into 71 single-member constituencies, taking into consideration the number of inhabitants in the constituency, the division of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania into single-member constituencies during previous elections to the Seimas, and the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Lithuania

Source: Formation of Constituencies, article 9 Parliamentary Election Act, article 9(1)

The authority responsible for final approval of the constituency boundaries is:

c. The Electoral Management Body

Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 14(2)

On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?

a. "Equality" of population

b. Respecting natural barriers

c. Compactness of constituencies

d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries

Comments: For the organisation and conduct of elections, the territory of the Republic of Lithuania shall be divided into 71 single-member constituencies, taking into consideration the number of inhabitants in the constituency, the division of the territory of the Republic of Lithuania into single-member constituencies during previous elections to the Seimas, and the administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Lithuania.

Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 9(2)

If population is a criterion, which population figure is used?

a. Total population

Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 9(1)

The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:

d. Electoral management body

Source: Parliamentary Election Act, article 14(2)

What statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries?

a. Changes in number of total population

Source: Vaidotas Bacevicius, Member of the Central Elections Committee, vabace@lrs.lt

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