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Boundary Delimitation

Hungary Hungary

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Single-member constituencies shall be established in a manner that ... the number of voters will be approximately identical.
Source: Electoral Law: Act CCIII of 2011 On the Elections of Members of Parliament. Sec. 4 Art. 2(c): http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=142940.283327.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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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
f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns
g. Other
Comments: Single-member constituencies shall be established in a manner that a) they will not cross county boundaries or the boundaries of Budapest; b) they will form contiguous areas, c) the number of voters will be approximately identical. The number of voters in any individual constituency may only deviate from the national arithmetic mean of voters in single-member constituencies by any rate above fifteen percent, also in consideration of geographical, ethnic, historical, religious and other local characteristics and of any migration of the population, in order to enforce the provisions of Subsection (2)a) and b).
Source: Electoral Law: Act CCIII of 2011 on the Elections of Members of Parliament of Hungary, Sec.4 (2) & (4): http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=142940.283327.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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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: (5) The number of single-member constituencies in counties and Budapest shall be contained in Annex 1, and their serial numbers, seats and territorial division in Annex 2. (6) If the deviation referred to in Subsection (4) exceeds 20%, Parliament shall amend Annex 2. Annex 2 may not be amended during the period between the first day of the year preceding the general election of Members of Parliament and the day on which the general election of Members of Parliament is held, with the exception of any election held due to the voluntary or mandatory dissolution of Parliament.
Source: Electoral Law: Act CCIII of 2011 on the Elections of Members of Parliament of Hungary, Sec.4(5) & (6): http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=142940.283327.
Verified: 2018/07/30
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