Boundary Delimitation

Country: Nigeria

Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?

a. Yes

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

c. The Electoral Management Body

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

e. Geographic size of district

f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns

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

a. Total population

The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:

d. Electoral management body

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

d. Changes in distribution of total population

g. Changes in administrative boundaries

j. National census