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Boundary Delimitation

Iceland Iceland

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The country is divided into six constituencies whose boundaries are determined by the act on parliamentary elections. When parliamentary elections to the Althing have been announced, the National Electoral Commission determines the Reykjavík constituency boundaries based on the population register of the National Registry five weeks before the election day
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, Art. 6-7 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/27
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
Comments: The boundaries shall be determined based on the number of voters of either constituency for each parliamentary seat; with the adjustment seats taken into account, being more or less of equal numbers. Care should be taken, as far as is feasible, that each constituency forms a continuous whole.
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, Art. 7 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/27
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 country is divided into six constituencies whose boundaries are determined by the act on parliamentary elections. When parliamentary elections to the Althing have been announced, the National Electoral Commission determines the Reykjavík constituency boundaries based on the population register of the National Registry five weeks before the election day
Source: Parliamentary Election Act, Art. 7 https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
Verified: 2020/07/27
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