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Boundary Delimitation

Austria Austria

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Each province constitutes a provincial constituency. The provincial constituency bears the name of the province and has a number according to the alphabetical order of the provinces.
Source: Federal Law on the Election of the National Council (1992), Art. 2 http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/6544
Verified: 2017/11/16
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments: For election purposes the federal territory is partitioned in nine provincial constituencies, whereby each province constitutes a provincial constituency. The provincial constituency bears the name of the province and has a number according to the alphabetical order of the provinces.
Source: Federal Law on the Election of the National Council (1992), Art. 2 http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/6544
Verified: 2017/11/16
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): h. Not applicable
Comments: Boundary delimitation is pre-determined based on existing provincial boundaries.
Source: Federal Law on the Election of the National Council (1992), Art. 2 http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/6544
Verified: 2017/11/16
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