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Boundary Delimitation

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Once every ten years, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must conduct a delimitation of the electoral boundaries into which Zimbabwe is to be divided.
Source: Constitution of 2013, art. 161A (1): https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Zimbabwe_2013 (2013) Electoral Act, art. 37A. https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4c46c1572.pdf
Verified: 2023/09/21
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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
e. Geographic size of district
f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns
g. Other
Comments: In dividing Zimbabwe into wards and constituencies, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must, in respect of any area, give due consideration to: 1) its physical features; 2) the means of communication within the area; 3) the geographical distribution of registered voters; 4) any community of interest as between registered voters; 5) in the case of any delimitation after the first delimitation, existing electoral boundaries; and 6) its population; and to give effect to these considerations, the Commission may depart from the requirement that constituencies and wards must have equal numbers of voters, but no constituency or ward of the local authority concerned may have more than twenty per cent more or fewer registered voters than the other such constituencies or wards.
Source: Constitution of 2013, art. 161: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Zimbabwe_2013 (2013)
Verified: 2023/09/21
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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 Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.
Source: Constitution of 2013, art. 161: https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Zimbabwe_2013 (2013); Electoral Act, art.37A.
Verified: 2023/09/21
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