Sentences with phrase «draws electoral boundaries»

This is the organisation that draws electoral boundaries in Australia.

Last time the ruling UMNO - led Barisan Nasional coalition received a minority of the popular vote, only winning a majority of the seats thanks to some creatively drawn electoral boundaries.

Gerrymandering is all about drawing electoral boundaries such that the artifact of most electoral systems (that one citizen's vote doesn't translate directly into voting weight in parliament) can override the natural outcome of a vote.

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If and when Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley introduces amendments to the timeline, the government should also change other sections in the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act that would create a more fair process of drawing electoral districts.

The new government should not just amend the timelines for the next commission, it should amend the Act to empower the commission to draw fair electoral boundaries that will ensure more effective representation and equality of the voting power in Alberta.

Ms. Ganley should recommend that the commission instead be made up of non-partisan judicial appointees made by the Speaker of the Assembly, similar to the commissions appointed to draw the federal electoral boundaries.

Top Republicans who drew the new boundaries sought to diminish Democrats» overall electoral chances by shifting the borders of numerous districts.

And they draw the boundaries of the electoral districts in which you live, work, and vote.

Yesterday Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan opened public consultation into how Assembly electoral boundaries might be drawn in future.

These boundaries will have been drawn up based on the current electoral register - which we know is already missing around 10 % of those eligible to vote.

We know that electoral boundaries are currently drawn in ways that disadvantage the Conservative party.

Gerrymandering — the drawing of electoral boundaries to benefit one party or group — is currently a hot political topic in the US, where the Supreme Court is considering a landmark case on the practice.