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Boundary Delimitation

Benin Benin

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: For elections to the National Assembly, the national territory is divided into 24 electoral constituencies. For presidential elections, the whole country territory, including diplomatic missions and consulates abroad, forms a single constituency.
Source: Law 2005-26 of 6 August 2010 regulating the election of the President of the Republic, art. 15 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-presidentielle-2011.pdf (2012); Law No. 2010-35 of 21 December 2010 regulating the election of members of the National Assembly, art. 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-legislatives-2011.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): i. No information available
Comments:
Source: Law No. 2010-35 of 21 December 2010 regulating the election of members of the National Assembly, art. 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-legislatives-2011.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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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:
Source: Law No. 2010-35 of 21 December 2010 regulating the election of members of the National Assembly, art. 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-legislatives-2011.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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