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electoral district

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electoral district (plural electoral districts)

(politics) A district represented by one or more elected officials.
Synonyms: constituency, district, (Australia) division, (New Zealand) electorate, (Canada) riding, ward
When comparing voting systems, it is important to know how many representatives are elected from each electoral district.

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Florida is one of the first states that sort of gives the legislature a very clear criteria for re-drawing electoral district maps. Basically, all the criteria do is tell the legislators that you can't draw a seat that helps yourself or a political party. That's really critical. Dan Gelber

After having held many responsible posts, in 1968 he was elected a deputy for the first time for the electoral district of Rome. Source: Internet

He first won the electoral district of Williamstown in 1994 for the Australian Labor Party and was party leader and premier from 1999 to 2007. Source: Internet

However, in the 2009 elections – and due to the reactivation of the 1960 electoral law – the city of Sidon was separated from its district to form a separate electoral district. Source: Internet

In the early years of the Bundestag, it was commonplace to announce a speaker's name followed by his or her electoral district, so Schmidt-Schnauze is also interpreted as a play on words. Source: Internet

Due to its size, distinct nature, and large Aboriginal population, Labrador has one seat despite having the smallest population of any electoral district in Canada. Source: Internet

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