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Section 4
 

Single-member Constituencies


 


(1) In each single-member constituency one Member of Parliament may be elected.


(2) Single-member constituencies shall be established in a manner that


a) they not cross county boundaries or the boundaries of Budapest;


b) they form contiguous areas,


c) the number of voters will be approximately identical.


(3) The districts of Budapest and any town or village may be subdivided into two or more single-member constituencies, if the number of voters exceeds the average number of voters in the single-member constituencies.


(4) The number of voters in any single-member constituency may only deviate from the national arithmetic mean of voters in single-member constituencies by any rate above fifteen percent in order to enforce the provisions of Subsection (2)a) and b), also in consideration of geographical, ethnic, historical, religious and other local characteristics and of any migration of the population.


(5) The number of single-member constituencies in counties and Budapest shall be contained in Annex 1, and their serial numbers, seats and territorial division in Annex 2.


(6) If the deviation referred to in Subsection (4) exceeds 20%, Parliament shall amend Annex 2. Annex 2 may not be amended during the period between the first day of the year preceding the general election of Members of Parliament and the day on which the general election of Members of Parliament is held, with the exception of any election held due to the voluntary or mandatory dissolution of Parliament.


(7) In the event of any change in the name of any town or village, the name of any public area, any title number or any building number, the territorial division of the constituencies listed in Annex 2 shall remain valid.


(8) The rate of deviation laid down in Subsections (4) and (6) shall be determined in comparison with the number of voters as of the day of the preceding general election of Members of Parliament.


(9) When deciding to change the boundaries of counties or Budapest, Parliament shall concurrently arrange for delimitation of single-member constituencies.