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Boundary Delimitation

Ethiopia Ethiopia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: For the purpose of holding elections, the territory of the country shall be divided into permanent constituencies that may be re-arranged in accordance with census results by taking the Woreda as a basis and without affecting State boundaries.
Source: Constitution, art. 103 (5); Electoral Law as amended by Proclamation No. 532/2007, art. 20 (1-a) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/ethiopia-proclamatio-no.-532-2007-amending-the/view
Verified: 2015/05/18
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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
e. Geographic size of district
f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns
Comments: The number of constituencies, which shall be determined on the basis of the population of the country and special representation of minority nationalities and peoples, shall not exceed 550 and shall contain proportional number of people except in the case of constituencies where minority nationalities and peoples are represented. There shall be constituencies where minority nationalities and peoples whose number is not less than 20 and are believed to require special representation, shall be represented.
Source: Constitution, art. 103 (5); Electoral Law as amended by Proclamation No. 532/2007, art. 20 (1-b, c) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/ethiopia-proclamatio-no.-532-2007-amending-the/view
Verified: 2015/05/18
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): b. Legislature (2nd chamber)
e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The list of constituencies shall be decided and announced to the public by the House of Federation upon the study and report submitted by the National Election Board.
Source: Constitution, art. 103 (5); Electoral Law as amended by Proclamation No. 532/2007, art. 20 (1-e) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/ethiopia-proclamatio-no.-532-2007-amending-the/view
Verified: 2015/05/18
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