electoral district

collocation in English

meaningsofelectoralanddistrict

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electoral
adjective[before noun]
uk
/iˈlek.tər.əl/us
/iˈlek.tɚ.əl/
relating to ...
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district
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/us
/ˈdɪs.trɪkt/
an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from ...
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(Definition ofelectoralanddistrictfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Perhaps the clearest aspect of the new political environment of kouenkai is that the norm should soon become one candidate per party perelectoraldistrict.
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Candidates from the sameelectoraldistrictrepresented different constituencies as they carved up the district into different geographical and functional electoral bases.
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As a result, the percentage of the vote that can be 'wasted' by any one party in a givenelectoraldistrictis constrained to be relatively small.
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In the most extreme case, a malapportioned system might allocate to a single person anelectoraldistrict (say, that person's home), one vote, and all the legislative seats.
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Typically, there were three, four or five seats to be awarded in eachelectoraldistrict, with the seats at stake going to the candidates with the most votes.
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We shall be transformed into anelectoraldistrictinstead of a nation.
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One member will be returned for each constituency, and one member for eachelectoraldistrict, making 65 members in all.
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The precise allocation of these polling booths in eachelectoraldistrictwill be decided in the next few days.
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Their votes will be counted at the provincial capital of theelectoraldistrictin which the given assembly place is located.
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For instance, a large party may be tempted to swamp a particular district with supporters in order to push smaller parties beneath the threshold in thatelectoraldistrict.
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The amendment would allow the local regional councillor in whoseelectoraldistrictthe school is situated to attend and speak at board meetings, although not to vote at them.
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The ninthelectoraldistrictwas the only district to undergo a recount.
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The total area of theelectoraldistrictis 30km.
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As with other decennial censuses, the data will be used to adjust federalelectoraldistrictboundaries.
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The provincialelectoraldistrictwas created from the same ridings in 2007.
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He was the riding's only member, as theelectoraldistrictwas created in 1947 and the changes undone in 1952.
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That individual will then be eligible to cast a ballot in theelectoraldistrictin which the individual is normally resident.
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A mahalla is directly subordinate to a city or town, especially anelectoraldistrict, for ritual and representative purposes.
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If anelectoraldistrictdiffers more than 20% from the average size, new borders are drawn up.
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Eachelectoraldistrictis calculated to contain roughly 140,000 residents.
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