Representation Commission
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The Representation Commission is an independent New Zealand body responsible for periodically reviewing and setting the country’s parliamentary electorate boundaries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Representation Commission canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral boundary commission
ⓘ
independent statutory body ⓘ |
| affects |
geographic shape of electorates
ⓘ
number of Māori electorates ⓘ number of general electorates ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Māori electorates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general electorates ⓘ |
| characteristic | independent of day-to-day political control ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Chairperson of the Local Government Commission
ⓘ
Chief Electoral Officer NERFINISHED ⓘ Government Statistician ⓘ Surveyor-General NERFINISHED ⓘ representatives nominated by the Leader of the Opposition ⓘ representatives nominated by the Prime Minister ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countrySeat | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency |
after each Māori Electoral Option
ⓘ
after each New Zealand census ⓘ |
| goal |
to maintain approximate equality of population between electorates
ⓘ
to reflect communities of interest in electorate design ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBoundary | parliamentary electorate boundaries ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Electoral Act 1993
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
earlier New Zealand electoral legislation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
applies quota and tolerance rules for electorate populations
ⓘ
considers community of interest when drawing boundaries ⓘ considers means of communication and travel when drawing boundaries ⓘ considers topographical features when drawing boundaries ⓘ uses population statistics to determine electorate sizes ⓘ |
| output |
descriptions of electorate boundaries
ⓘ
maps of electorate boundaries ⓘ |
| oversightOf | parliamentary electorate boundaries ⓘ |
| process |
conducts public hearings on objections
ⓘ
finalises and gazettes electorate boundaries ⓘ publishes proposed electorate boundaries for public consultation ⓘ receives public objections and counter-objections ⓘ |
| purpose | to ensure fair and effective representation in the New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Zealand House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Zealand general elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
implementing electorate boundary changes after each census
ⓘ
periodic review of electorate boundaries ⓘ reviewing parliamentary electorate boundaries ⓘ setting parliamentary electorate boundaries ⓘ |
| sector | electoral system administration ⓘ |
| worksWith | Electoral Commission (New Zealand) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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