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Boundary Delimitation

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The Elections Act Part 1, Section 3 (4) states; For the purposes of the election of members to the House, Saint Lucia shall be divided into 17 electoral districts or such number of electoral districts as may be determined under section 58 of the Constitution.
Source: Constitution of Saint Lucia, Part 5, Section 58(1) and Elections Act Part 1, Section 3 (4).
Verified: 2011/05/31
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
b. Respecting natural barriers
g. Other
Comments: All constituencies shall contain as nearly equal numbers of inhabitants, but the Constituency Boundaries Commission may depart from this principle to such extent as it considers expedient to take account of the following factors: a) the density of population, and in particular the need to ensure the adequate representation of sparsely populated rural areas b) the means of communication c) geographical features and d) the boundaries of administrative areas.
Source: Constitution of Saint Lucia, Part 5, Section 58(1) and Second Schedule.
Verified: 2011/05/31
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): d. Boundary Commission
Comments: The Constituency Boundaries Commission is responsible of reviewing the number and boundaries of the constituencies.
Source: Constitution of Saint Lucia, Part 5, Section 58(1)
Verified: 2011/05/31
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