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Boundary Delimitation

Sudan Sudan

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Sixty percent of the members shall be elected to represent geographical constituencies at the level of the State concerned; Twenty five percent of women members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the State level from separate and closed party lists; and Fifteen percent of the members shall be elected on the basis of proportional representation at the State level from separate and closed party lists.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 29 (2): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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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
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
e. Geographic size of district
f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns
Comments: The Commission shall demarcate the boundaries of geographical constituencies for the elections of the Legislative Assemblies. When so doing the Commission shall ensure that: (a) no geographical constituency boundaries shall cross State boundaries, (b) the total population in each geographical constituency shall not deviate from the electoral dividend or the national dividend applied in each case by more or less than fifteen percent, (c) consideration be given to geographical features, population distribution, and physical movements, as well as local administrative boundaries.
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 38: http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The National Elections Commission
Source: The National Elections Act 2008, art. 10 (2, d): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2012/08/31
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