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Gerrymandering names the practice of drawing the boundaries of legislative constituencies/ridings/districts for political advantage. The lines may be drawn to enhance or reduce the electoral prospect for the election of candidates of particular parties or ethno-national groups, of just incumbent candidates generally. Gerrymandering may be accomplished by concentrating, dispersing, or both concentrating and dispersing the likely voters for political parties etc. across legislative constituencies/ridings/districts.

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  • Gerrymandering names the practice of drawing the boundaries of legislative constituencies/ridings/districts for political advantage. The lines may be drawn to enhance or reduce the electoral prospect for the election of candidates of particular parties or ethno-national groups, of just incumbent candidates generally. Gerrymandering may be accomplished by concentrating, dispersing, or both concentrating and dispersing the likely voters for political parties etc. across legislative constituencies/ridings/districts.
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  • 2006-01-12(xsd:date)
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  • Gerrymandering names the practice of drawing the boundaries of legislative constituencies/ridings/districts for political advantage. The lines may be drawn to enhance or reduce the electoral prospect for the election of candidates of particular parties or ethno-national groups, of just incumbent candidates generally. Gerrymandering may be accomplished by concentrating, dispersing, or both concentrating and dispersing the likely voters for political parties etc. across legislative constituencies/ridings/districts. Dispersal gerrymanders or dispersing opposition voters was described as "hiving" in 19th century Canadian politics. Source: George Emery. 2016. Principles and Gerrymanders: Parliamentary Redistribution of Risings in Ontario, 1840-1954. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 27-28.
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