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Boundary Delimitation

Mauritius Mauritius

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: b. No, existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used
Comments: Demarcation every 10 years.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, art. 39.
Verified: 2012/02/25
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
b. Respecting natural barriers
c. Compactness of constituencies
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
e. Geographic size of district
g. Other
Comments: The "... number of inhabitants of each constituency is as nearly equal as is reasonably practicable to the population quota: Provided that the number of inhabitants of a constituency may be greater or less than the population quota in order to take account of means of communication, geographical features, density of population and the boundaries of administrative areas."
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, art. 39
Verified: 2012/02/25
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): d. Boundary Commission
Comments: The Electoral Boundaries Commission delimits and reviews constituencies and their boundaries and proposes changes to the National Assembly. The National Assembly can either accept or decline the suggested changes, but can not alter the Electoral Boundaries Commission's submission (The members appointed are usually the same as those appointed to the Electoral Supervisory Commission).
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, art. 39
Verified: 2012/02/25
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