Parliamentary constituency system of Bermuda
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The Parliamentary constituency system of Bermuda is the framework by which the island is divided into electoral districts that each elect representatives to Bermuda’s House of Assembly.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral system
ⓘ
parliamentary constituency system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Parliamentary Registrar of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToChamber | House of Assembly of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToElections |
by-elections in Bermuda
ⓘ
general elections in Bermuda ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| boundaryCriteria |
community of interest
ⓘ
population equality ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewBody | Constituency Boundaries Commission of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boundaryReviewFrequency | periodic ⓘ |
| componentOf | parliamentary democracy in Bermuda ⓘ |
| constituencyLabel | parliamentary constituency ⓘ |
| constituencyMagnitude | 1 ⓘ |
| country |
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
|
| dateOfMajorReform | 2003 ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralFormula | plurality ⓘ |
| electoralRegisterMaintainedBy | Parliamentary Registrar of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateBasis | universal adult suffrage ⓘ |
| elects | Members of Parliament of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures | geographic distribution of representation ⓘ |
| governingDocument |
Constitution of Bermuda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliamentary Election Act 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamberSize | 36 seats in the House of Assembly ⓘ |
| historicalReform | introduction of single-seat constituencies in 2003 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Westminster parliamentary model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | mandated by the Constitution of Bermuda ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Assembly of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| linkedToPartySystem | two-party dominant system in Bermuda ⓘ |
| mainPartiesContesting |
One Bermuda Alliance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Progressive Labour Party (Bermuda) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfConstituencies | 36 ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Constituency Boundaries Commission of Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousSystem | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| purpose |
to divide Bermuda into electoral districts for parliamentary elections
ⓘ
to elect members of the House of Assembly of Bermuda ⓘ |
| regionCovered | entire territory of Bermuda ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
elections in Bermuda
ⓘ
politics of Bermuda ⓘ |
| representationType | territorial representation ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Bermuda electoral system ⓘ |
| uses | geographic constituencies ⓘ |
| voterEligibility |
Bermudian status
ⓘ
minimum voting age 18 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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