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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: Article 39: Electoral constituencies are regulated in the Act on Electoral Constituencies for the Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament, such that the difference between the numbers of voters in electoral constituencies may not be greater than ± 5%. The territories of the counties, cities and municipalities in the Republic of Croatia as determined by law shall be taken into account to the greatest possible extent when determining electoral constituencies.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament as amended in 2015 art. 38, 39, 40 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7663/file/Croatia_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2003_am2015_en.pdf Law on Constituencies: The Law on Constituencies for the Election of Representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament (“Narodne novine” No. 116/99). http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/5865
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments: Electoral Law: Article 39: The constituencies shall be determined by the Act on constituencies for the election of the representatives to the Croatian Parliament, in a manner that the number of voters in the constituencies must not differ more than + - 5%. The territories of the counties, cities and municipalities in the Republic of Croatia as determined by law shall be taken into account to the greatest possible extent when determining electoral constituencies.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99)(consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 39. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7663/file/Croatia_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2003_am2015_en.pdf Law on Constituencies: The Law on Constituencies for the Election of Representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament (“Narodne novine” No. 116/99). http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/5865
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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: Art. 39 Electoral constituencies are regulated in the Act on Electoral Constituencies for the Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament, such that the difference between the numbers of voters in electoral constituencies may not be greater than ± 5%.
Source: Electoral Law: Act on Election of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (116/99)(consolidated wording with amendments No. 109/00 and 53/03), art. 36. http://www.parliament.am/library/Electoral%20law/xorvatia.pdf Law on Constituencies: The Law on Constituencies for the Election of Representatives to the House of Representatives of Croatian National Parliament (“Narodne novine” No. 116/99) art. 39 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7663/file/Croatia_Parliamentary_Elections_Act_2003_am2015_en.pdf
Verified: 2025/04/14
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