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Second
Session, 45th General Assembly 54
Elizabeth II, 2005 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES ACT |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................... |
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Second |
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Committee............................................................................................................................................ |
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Third |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE
Minister
of Justice and Attorney General |
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Electoral Boundaries Act to provide that a commission shall take up its duties under the Act in the calendar year 2006. The Bill would also establish, for
the purpose of the commission's report in the calendar year 2006, the Labrador
portion of the province shall be divided into 4 districts with the districts
conforming as closely as practicable to the present districts. |
A AN ACT TO AMEND THE ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES ACT Analysis 1.
S.13 Amdt. 2.
S.14 Amdt. 3. S.15 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: RSNL1990 cE-4 1. (1) Subsection 13(1) of the Electoral Boundaries Act is amended by striking out the figure "1993" and substituting the figure "2006". (2) Subsection 13(2) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: (2) The commission shall determine a quotient for each proposed district by dividing the total population of the province by the number 47. (2.1) Notwithstanding subsection (2), for the purpose of the preparation of the commission's report in 2006, the commission shall determine a quotient for each proposed district by dividing the total population of the province by the number 44. (3) Subsection 13 is amended by adding immediately
after subsection (5) the following: (6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), for the
purpose of the preparation of the commission's report in 2006, the total
population of the province shall, for the purpose of subsection (2.1), be
considered not to include that portion of the total population living within
the area of the province comprising 2. (1) Subsection 14(1) of the Act is amended by striking out the figure "1993" and substituting the figure "2006". (2) Subsection 14(2) of the Act is amended by striking out the figure "1993" and substituting the figure "2006". (3) Subsection 14(3) of the Act is repealed. 3. Section 15 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (5) the following: (6) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, for the purpose of the commission's report in 2006, the commission shall divide the Labrador portion of the province into 4 proposed districts and shall describe the boundaries of those districts in such a manner that the proposed new districts conform as closely as practicable to the present districts. ŠEarl G. Tucker, Queen's Printer |