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Boundary Delimitation

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BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Electoral constituencies are delimited in the electoral law. One constituency consists of one or more administrative units.
Source: The Belgian Constitution, Article 63 (4) http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/publications/constitution/GrondwetUK.pdf Electoral Code: Art 87 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BE/belgium-electoral-code-2014/view
Verified: 2019/04/25
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): g. Other
Comments: No criteria are provided by law. However, the Constitution specifies that seats are distributed according to the population of each electoral constituency.
Source: The Belgian Constitution, Article 63 http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/publications/constitution/GrondwetUK.pdf
Verified: 2019/04/25
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): a. Legislature (1st chamber)
b. Legislature (2nd chamber)
Comments: The Parliament (Chamber 1) and the Senate (Chamber 2)
Source: The Belgian Constitution, Article 63 http://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/publications/constitution/GrondwetUK.pdf
Verified: 2019/04/25
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