Constituency law
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Law on the division of constituencies for elections to the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Short title: | Constituency law |
| Abbreviation: | WahlKrG |
| Type: | State Law |
| Scope: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Issued on the basis of: | Art. 66 Verf NRW , § 13 Abs. 1 LWahlG |
| Legal matter: | State organization law , right to vote |
| References : | SGV. NRW. 1110 |
| Original version from: | February 20, 1979 ( GV.NW.p. 48) |
| Entry into force on: | March 10, 1979 |
| Last revision from: | February 3, 2004 (GV.NRW.p. 80) |
| Entry into force of the new version on: |
February 17, 2004 |
| Last change by: | Section 1 Amendment Act of December 8, 2009 ( GV.NRW . P. 750) |
| Effective date of the last change: |
December 15, 2009 (Section 2 Amendment Act of December 8, 2009) |
| Please note the note on the applicable legal version. | |
The constituency law in North Rhine-Westphalia laid down the naming and mutual delimitation of the constituencies for the state elections . It thus carried out the provisions set out in Section 13 of the State Election Act (LWahlG). In 2016, the constituency law was integrated as an annex into the NRW state election law.
The current number of constituencies is 128 in accordance with Section 13 (1) LWahlG and Section 1 (1) WahlKrG.
In order to ensure a balanced relationship between the spatial size of the constituencies and the population in the constituencies, the Ministry of the Interior submits a regular report to the state parliament on any changes required (Section 2 WahlKrG).
