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The Report of the Interim Independent Boundaries Review Commission (IIBRC)

Commission or inquiry report · Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · Boundary Delimitation

IEBC catalogue label: The Report of the IIBRC

Type
Commission or inquiry report
Publisher
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission · Boundary Delimitation
Date
Published

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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

Open the key points and evidence
  1. 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
  2. The report says the Kriegler Report found gross disparities in constituency voting populations and sizes.

    Executive Summary, underlying task; retained PDF physical p. 9
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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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