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Boundary Delimitation

Indonesia Indonesia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Article 22(1): Electoral districts for DPR members shall be a province, regency/Municipal, or combined Regency/Municipality. (3)In the event that the determination of the electoral district as governed in paragraph (1) cannot possibly be applied, the determination of the electoral district can use a part of regency/municipality.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Article 22: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/01/31
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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: Article 22(1-5): The constituencies for elections to the House of Representatives are based on the existing administrative boundaries of provinces, regencies/municipalities or combination of regencies/municipalities. In the event that this determination of constituencies cannot possibly be applied, the determination of constituencies can use a part of regency/municipality. Article 31: An electoral area for members of the Region Representatives Council is defined as a province.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Article 22 & 31: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/01/31
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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)
e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The constituencies for elections to the House of Representatives are based on the existing administrative boundaries of provinces, regencies/municipalities or combination of regencies/municipalities. In the event that this determination of constituencies cannot possibly be applied, the determination of constituencies can use a part of regency/municipality. An electoral area for members of the Region Representatives Council is defined as a province. The National Election Commission (KPU) is a national, permanent and independent election body that is responsible for implementing national elections. It uses population data to create electoral districts.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Article 22, 31, and 32: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/01/31
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