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Article 137
 
1. The number of deputies elected in electoral constituencies and divisions of a voivodeship into electoral constituencies shall be established according to a uniform quota of representation, calculated by dividing the population of the whole country by the number of deputies elected in electoral constituencies, giving attention to the provisions of Article 136 as well as to the following principles:
1) fractions of numbers of mandates to be elected in an electoral constituency equal or larger than ½ , obtained as a result of adopting the uniform quota of representation, shall be rounded up to form whole numbers;
2) if, as a result of the calculation referred to in point 1 above the number of deputies elected in the electoral constituencies is larger than that fixed in Article 132 , the surplus mandates shall be taken from the electoral constituencies where there is the lowest quota of representation. If the number of mandates is lower than fixed in Article 132, the supplementary mandates are added to electoral constituencies where there is the largest quota of representation.
2. The division into electoral constituencies, their consecutive numbers and boundaries and the number of deputies elected in each of the constituencies as well as the location of the constituency electoral commissions shall be specified in Appendix No. 1 of this Act.
3. Information concerning electoral constituencies shall be notified to the electors of a given electoral constituency in an announcement by the National Electoral Commission, published no later than on the 52nd day before polling day. The National Electoral Commission shall assure the publication and posting of announcements.