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Boundary Delimitation

Martinique Martinique

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: a) for Chamber 1; b) Existing departemental boundaries are used for Chamber 2. The French overseas departments (Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion) elects candidates to the French Senate and House of Representatives. The overseas departments follow the same rules as the metropole regarding the organization of the elections. They do however enjoy certain specificities concerning electoral expenditure : certain travel expenses of the candidates are not taken into account in the ceiling of candidates' election expenses (article L.52-12 of the electoral code). Besides, the French Parliament is discussing a bill which would allow elections to be held on Saturday in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guiana (because of the time lag, people from these departments knew the results of the elections in the metropole before they voted).
Source: Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
Verified: 2007/01/14
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BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
Comments:
Source: Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
Verified: 2007/01/14
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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: a) Both chambers.
Source: Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
Verified: 2007/01/14
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