It was this effort that expanded the ranks of what became the Governing Council, adding people who had lived under Saddam and represented constituencies inside Iraq.
Results of the NEC elections showed that the six members elected to represent constituency Labour parties were Corbyn backers, while his critics, including current member Johanna Baxter, who recently complained about bullying in the party, and the comedian Eddie Izzard lost out.
Of the 60 AMs, 40 represent constituency seats and 20 are elected from five regional lists.
Germany, France and Britain have their own seats on the board, while European Union members Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Denmark represent constituencies of countries.
Most MPs supported remain, but most represent constituencies that voted leave.
MPs representing constituencies across the whole of the UK will continue to decide the UK's budget, including income tax.
Fourteen of the scrutiny body's 25 seats are for members representing constituencies - sometime called "super constituencies" - comprising two or three of London's local authority areas.
Because of the way that congressional districts are drawn, many politicians represent constituencies with large numbers of ethnic minorities or hardly any at all.
Without such boundary reforms, MPs could end up representing constituencies based on data that is over 20 years old, disregarding significant changes in demographics, house building and migration.
The communities secretary, Eric Pickles, and former shadow minister Bernard Jenkin - both of whom also represent constituencies in the county - are also in favour.
But it added: "MPs representing constituencies across the whole of the UK will continue to decide the UK's budget, including income tax".
