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Boundary Delimitation

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BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: b. No, existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used
Comments: Art. 154: The number of seats in the National Assembly is set at one hundred twenty Deputies are elected on the basis of sixteen on the national list and hundred and eleven on provincial lists. The distribution of seats on provincial lists is set in the table annexed to this Code.The number of senators representing communities seats land is fixed at twenty-six. Senators representing local authorities are elected indirect universal suffrage by the councilors in regions to two per region. Under penalty of nullity, the lists of candidates must include at least one candidate of either sex.
Source: Electoral Code as amended in 2015, art. 154: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2015/12/04
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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 provincial boundaries are used.
Source: Electoral Code as amended in 2015, art. 155: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2015/12/04
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: Art. 156.1: For the national list system, the Electoral Commission independent national (CENI) determines the electoral quotient by dividing the number of votes cast in riding by the number of deputies to be elected in the said constituency.It is attributed to each list as many parliamentary seats as number of votes the list contains both the quotient electoral Art. 156.2: For the provincial list of voting, the Election Commission independent provincial (CEPI) determines the electoral quotient, by dividing the number of votes cast in the riding by the number of deputies to be elected in the said constituency. It is attributed to each list as many parliamentary seats as number of votes the list contains both the quotient electoral.
Source: Constitution as amended in 2015, art. 156: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015)
Verified: 2015/12/04
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