boundary changes
Shifting territorial limits
Boundary changes are alterations to the borders of electoral districts, administrative regions, or other defined areas.
In politics, boundary changes redraw constituency lines to reflect population shifts, often sparking controversy over potential advantages to particular parties: The proposed boundary changes would eliminate two Labour seats.
The term also applies to adjustments in local government territories, school districts, or parish lines.
- redistrictingRedrawing electoral boundaries
- electoral mapVisual of voting outcomes
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- border treatiesAgreements establishing territorial limits
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
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