Bundestag electoral districts

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Bundestag electoral districts are the geographically defined constituencies in Germany from which members are elected to the federal parliament (Bundestag).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
constituency
electoral district
appliesToElection German federal elections
surface form: German federal election
appliesToJurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
ballotType first vote (Erststimme)
canBeRedrawn yes
country Germany
criterionUsed administrative boundaries
population size
state boundaries
determines direct mandates in the Bundestag
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
mixed-member proportional representation
elects member of the Bundestag
geographicalUnit contiguous territory
GermanName Bundestagswahlkreis
hasElectionInterval normally every four years
hasElectorate German citizens eligible to vote in federal elections
hasOfficialPublication Bundesgesetzblatt
surface form: Federal Law Gazette of Germany
hasPart polling station
hasStatistics Federal Statistical Office of Germany
hasVoterRegistration residence-based electoral roll
identifier constituency number
inception 1949
language German
legalBasis Federal Election Act of Germany (Bundeswahlgesetz)
legislativeBody Bundestag
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
mapsTo specific number and name
minimumVotingAge 18 years
notCrossing state borders (Ländergrenzen) in normal cases
overseenBy constituency boundary commission
partOf German federal electoral system
reasonForRedistricting deviations from average constituency size
population changes
regulatingAuthority Federal Returning Officer of Germany
state returning officer
relatedTo party list in each Land
subdivisionType district (Landkreis)
independent city (kreisfreie Stadt)
municipality
termLength one Bundestag legislative period
usedFor election of members of the Bundestag
votingMethod in-person voting
postal voting
secret ballot

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Stralsund – Nordvorpommern – Rügen partOf Bundestag electoral districts