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Boundary Delimitation

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BD01. Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?

BD02. The authority responsible for final approval of the constituency boundaries is:

BD03. On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?

BD04. If population is a criterion, which population figure is used?

BD05. The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:

BD06. What statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries?

BD01

Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?

a. Yes	134 countries (70%): Albania, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
b. No, existing regional/provincial/other boundaries are used	52 countries (27%): Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Denmark, Djibouti, El Salvador, Estonia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gabon, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iraq, Jordan, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Republic of, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Saint Helena, San Marino, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uruguay,
c. Not applicable	5 countries (2%): Aruba, Austria, Greece, Israel, Slovakia,

BD02

The authority responsible for final approval of the constituency boundaries is:

a. The legislature (national/subnational)	42 countries (43%): Albania, American Samoa, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Caledonia, Niger, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Slovenia, Somalia, Sweden, Tonga, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna,
b. The Boundaries Commission	9 countries (9%): Australia, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, India, Nepal, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
c. The Electoral Management Body	18 countries (18%): Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Côte d'Ivoire, Georgia, Ghana, Lithuania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Turkey, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zanzibar,
d. A government department or agency	4 countries (4%): Argentina, Egypt, Hungary, Timor-Leste,
e. Not applicable	21 countries (21%): Algeria, Austria, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Maldives, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay,
f. Other	2 countries (2%): Bosnia and Herzegovina, Marshall Islands,

BD03

On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?

a. "Equality" of population	112 countries (59%): Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mongolia, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Réunion, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
b. Respecting natural barriers	50 countries (26%): Albania, American Samoa, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Republic of, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, San Marino, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, Sweden, Tonga, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
c. Compactness of constituencies	33 countries (17%): Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Republic of, Lesotho, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Tajikistan, Thailand, Ukraine,
d. Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries	58 countries (30%): Bangladesh, Barbados, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cook Islands, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Samoa, Seychelles, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe,
e. Geographic size of district	41 countries (21%): Bahamas, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saint Helena, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tanzania, United Republic of, Togo, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
f. Communities of interest/cultural concerns	34 countries (17%): Albania, Australia, Botswana, Canada, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Niue, Panama, Philippines, Samoa, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yemen, Zimbabwe,
g. Other	46 countries (24%): Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Grenada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Federated States of, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovakia, South Africa, Tanzania, United Republic of, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
h. Not applicable	36 countries (19%): Andorra, Angola, Aruba, Austria, Bahrain, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Djibouti, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Honduras, Israel, Madagascar, Maldives, Moldova, Republic of, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Uruguay,

BD04

If population is a criterion, which population figure is used?

a. Total population	35 countries (36%): Algeria, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Guadeloupe, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Micronesia, Federated States of, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tunisia, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zanzibar,
b. Citizen population	7 countries (7%): Germany, Hungary, Nepal, Samoa, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey,
c. Number of registered voters	19 countries (20%): Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Colombia, Croatia, Fiji, Iceland, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Somalia, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela,
d. Number of voters in last election	2 countries (2%): Belarus, Benin,
e. Voting age population	0 countries (0%):
f. Other	2 countries (2%): Belgium, Ghana,
g. Not applicable	29 countries (30%): American Samoa, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Guyana, Maldives, Morocco, Netherlands, Niue, Norway, Palestine, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Sao Tome and Principe, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Uruguay,

BD05

The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:

a. Legislature (specify chamber)	64 countries (33%): Albania, American Samoa, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominica, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guam, Iceland, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mali, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Micronesia, Federated States of, Mongolia, Nepal, New Caledonia, Niger, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Réunion, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna,
b. Executive	12 countries (6%): Argentina, Burundi, Cambodia, Congo (Brazzaville), Hungary, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Morocco, Niue, Tajikistan,
c. Boundary Commission	30 countries (15%): Albania, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Fiji, Grenada, India, Ireland, Korea, Republic of, Mauritius, Namibia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands,
d. Electoral management body	53 countries (27%): Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bolivia, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe,
e. A government department or agency	7 countries (3%): Cambodia, Egypt, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Timor-Leste,
f. Other	5 countries (2%): Anguilla, Colombia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa,
g. Not applicable	41 countries (21%): Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Aruba, Austria, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, Djibouti, El Salvador, Estonia, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Madagascar, Maldives, Moldova, Republic of, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Palau, Palestine, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Slovakia, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Tonga, Uruguay,

BD06

What statistical or other reasons trigger the redrawing of electoral constituency boundaries?

a. Changes in number of total population	24 countries (24%): Benin, Colombia, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Lithuania, Martinique, New Caledonia, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Réunion, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
b. Changes in numbers of eligible voters	4 countries (4%): Colombia, Niger, Somalia, Yemen,
c. Changes in numbers of registered voters	16 countries (16%): Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Colombia, Croatia, Fiji, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niger, Russian Federation, Somalia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen,
d. Changes in distribution of total population	20 countries (20%): Australia, Belize, France, French Guiana, Gambia, Germany, Guadeloupe, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Martinique, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Réunion, Slovenia, Somalia, Sudan, Venezuela, Viet Nam,
e. Changes in distribution of eligible voters	3 countries (3%): Barbados, Iceland, Niger,
f. Changes in distribution of registered voters	6 countries (6%): Albania, Bahamas, Barbados, Croatia, Fiji, Niger,
g. Changes in administrative boundaries	17 countries (17%): Argentina, Bangladesh, Barbados, Croatia, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Paraguay, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Venezuela,
h. Change in government	2 countries (2%): Nepal, Somalia,
i. Specified number of parliamentary sessions	0 countries (0%):
j. National census	11 countries (11%): Canada, Gambia, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia,
k. Boundaries redrawn every____period of years	19 countries (19%): Albania, American Samoa, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Gambia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Yemen, Zanzibar,
l. Other	12 countries (12%): Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Cameroon, Dominica, Ghana, Hungary, Niger, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Tuvalu,
m. Not applicable	27 countries (27%): Algeria, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Guyana, Maldives, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Samoa, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Uruguay,

May 20, 2008 12:12 AM

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