Boundary Commission

British

noun

(in Britain) a body established by statute to undertake periodic reviews of the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies and to recommend changes to take account of population shifts

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The parliamentary constituency of Croydon East was abolished in 1955 but was re-established in 2023 following a Boundary Commission review ahead of the next general election.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

The Boundary Commission for England has proposed a new constituency of Beckenham and Penge.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2023

In November, the Boundary Commission for England proposed the existing constituency of Kingswood should be split in two to create the new seat.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2023

Secretary to the Boundary Commission for England, Tim Bowden, said: The recommendations we have published today mark the end of a thorough and consultative process to build the new map of Parliamentary constituencies.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023

Collected from Esteban, a Mexican in the service of the Mexican Boundary Commission, who had been a captain seven years among the Comanches and Kioways in Texas.

From Catalogue Of Linguistic Manuscripts In The Library Of The Bureau Of Ethnology. (1881 N 01 / 1879-1880 (Pages 553-578)) by Pilling, James Constantine

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