CONSTITUENCY

Constituency

France is divided into 577 constituencies for the legislative elections . Members of Parliament to the National Assembly are elected in a two round system to a term fixed to a maximum of five years. The last redistricting took place in 1986.

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constituency

Noun

  1. A district represented by one or more elected officials.
    John was elected to parliament from the Bedford constituency.
  2. The voters within such a district.
  3. An interest group or fan base.


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