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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: The members of the National Assembly shall be elected by constituencies, there being one national constituency and constituencies corresponding to each of the provinces.
Source: Constitution of 3 February 2010: art. 144 (1): https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Angola_2010?lang=en (2017); Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 24: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/AO/angola-law-n.o-36-11-of-21-december-2011/view (2017)
Verified: 2017/09/13
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments: Existing national and provincial boundaries are used.
Source: Constitution of 3 February 2010: art. 144: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Angola_2010?lang=en (2017); Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 24: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/AO/angola-law-n.o-36-11-of-21-december-2011/view (2017)
Verified: 2017/09/13
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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)
Comments: One hundred and thirty Members shall be elected at national level, and for this purpose the country shall be considered a single national constituency. Five Members shall be elected for each province and provincial electoral constituencies shall be created for this purpose.
Source: Constitution of 3 February 2010: art. 144: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Angola_2010?lang=en (2017); Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 24: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/AO/angola-law-n.o-36-11-of-21-december-2011/view (2017)
Verified: 2017/09/13
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