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The essential point
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The Commission says it used statistical analysis, a Geographical Information System and 2009 Census data to guide decisions, then produced the names and boundaries of 290 constituencies detailed in the report.
Evidence: Executive Summary, analysis and outcome; retained PDF physical p. 10
Why it matters
The report describes the IIBRC as an Agenda 4 electoral-reform instrument intended to restore public confidence in the electoral process and enhance democratic governance.
Evidence: Executive Summary; retained PDF physical p. 9
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Under the former Constitution, its mandate included constituency and local-authority electoral-unit delimitation recommendations, the optimal number of constituencies based on equal votes, and administrative-boundary recommendations.
Executive Summary, mandate; retained PDF physical p. 9 -
The report says the Kriegler Report found gross disparities in constituency voting populations and sizes.
Executive Summary, underlying task; retained PDF physical p. 9 -
The Commission says it informed the public and invited people to attend public hearings and make submissions.
Executive Summary, public outreach; retained PDF physical p. 10 -
It determined names and boundary details for 290 constituencies and published the relevant order in the Gazette.
Section 5.1.1, paragraph 150; retained PDF physical p. 70 -
It says it could not determine county wards because they were introduced after consultations and time was insufficient to seek public views.
Section 5.1.2, paragraph 151; retained PDF physical p. 70
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