Sentence examples for territorial constituencies from inspiring English sources
Issue or cause constituencies will matter just as much as territorial constituencies".
The state has a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha), which is elected by adult suffrage from territorial constituencies.
In their place territorial constituencies were substituted, on the grounds that the continued existence of communal electorates would encourage a spirit of divisiveness among the Ceylonese people.
But the other half will be elected in territorial constituencies, where the spending power of old-style oligarchs will make the difference, and where no less than 159 sitting MPs are standing.
Out of that number, 140 are elected in ten multi-seat territorial constituencies.
Members of the legislative assembly are directly elected from territorial constituencies in the NCT.
Although practice varies widely, there are five predominant types of legislative apportionment, each giving rise to a particular form of constituency: 1. Territorial apportionment: constituencies have specified boundaries, and ideally the number of voters in each of the constituencies is about equal.
The archipelago is divided into five electoral constituencies, with thirteen territorial representative seats for the three Wallisian districts (Mua, Hahake, and Hihifo), and seven seats for the two kingdoms of Futuna (Sigave and Alo).
The current Labour rules, introduced in 2013, state that an MP with a substantial territorial interest in a new constituency may seek selection as a matter of right - a substantial territorial interest is defined as 40% or more of the previous constituency.
Mr. Sharansky's constituency tends to be antagonistic to the idea that Israel, such a small country compared with the former Soviet Union, would make territorial concessions.
