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Boundary Delimitation

Zanzibar Zanzibar

BD001

Delimitation of constituencies
Question:Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: For the purpose of elections to the House of Representatives or to a local authority, Zanzibar shall be divided into electoral constituencies and every constituency shall elect one person to be member of the House of Representatives. The number of electoral constituencies may not be lower than 40 and higher than 55. For Presidential elections, the whole country territory forms one constituency.
Source: The Constitution of Zanzibar, art. 65, 120 (1, 2); Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984 as amended, section 2 (1) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/tz/tz028en.pdf (2016) http://www.temco.udsm.ac.tz/images/stories/Electral_Laws/ZANZIBAR-ELECTION-ACT-2010.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
BD003

Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question:On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s): a. "Equality" of population
b. Respecting natural barriers
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
g. Other
Comments: All constituencies shall as far as possible have an equal number of residents. In addition, the Electoral Commission shall take into consideration: 1) the size of the population particularly ensuring appropriate representation in urban areas and towns in rural areas thinly populated; 2) population growth; 3) the means of communication; 4) administrative demarcations and the number of inhabitants in any part of Zanzibar.
Source: The Constitution of Zanzibar, art. 65, 120 (3) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/tz/tz028en.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
BD005

Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question:The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s): e. Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The Zanzibar Electoral Commission is responsible for demarcation of constituency boundaries.
Source: The Constitution of Zanzibar, art. 120 (1); Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984 as amended, section 6 (1) http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/tz/tz028en.pdf (2016) http://www.temco.udsm.ac.tz/images/stories/Electral_Laws/ZANZIBAR-ELECTION-ACT-2010.pdf (2016)
Verified: 2016/04/05
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