electoral districts
Mapped voting areas
Electoral districts are geographic areas that each elect a representative to a legislative body.
The United States calls them congressional districts; the United Kingdom calls them constituencies.
District boundaries are redrawn periodically to reflect population changes—a process that invites gerrymandering, the manipulation of boundaries for political advantage.
She represents the fifth electoral district.
- ridingsElectoral districts, especially Canadian
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- precinctsBounded administrative areas
- reapportionmentRedistributing legislative seats
party lines · safe seat · at-large · ward · demarcation · divisions · polling place · boundaries · representatives · legislative assembly · voter registration · seat · turnout · mandate · delegate · canvassing · get out the vote · incumbent
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- EU ElectionsEuropean Parliament, MEP, MEPs, ballot, ballots
- local politicstown council, city councils, town meeting, mayors, alderman
- Australian Geographystates, territories, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland
- Canada geographyprovinces, territories, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia
- jurisdictionscounty, city, province, state, counties
electoral districtsproportional representation
Seats allocated by vote share
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