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In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate The Arab Republic of Egypt The Presidency of the Republic _____ Official Gazette Price: EGP 3 Issue No. 9 (Bis) Issued on Jumaada-ul-Awwal 10, 1436 A.H. March 1, 2015 A.D. Year 58

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Abdel-Razeq v. Ahmed

Judgment

Question Presented: Where the constituency representation scheme violates the reasonableness standard.

Alleged Acts: The plaintiff filed suit alleging tat boundaries for the House of Representatives Election Constituencies are unconstitutional.

Summary: The court analyzed the representation scheme and found a strong variation with some constituencies representing anywhere from 78,175 to 268,253 citizens. The court stated that the number did not need to be absolutely equal, but that the general average number of voters should be reasonable. Further, the legislator was required to compare different available forms of representation and determine what is right for the given situation. Accordingly, under the facts of this case the general average number was not reasonable.

Conclusion: The court determined that there was an unequal waiting of votes with no justification for the disparity. Accordingly, the court determined that the existing boundary delineation was unconstitutional.

Legal Issue(s)

Electoral Integrity
Electoral Maps and Districting

Applicable Law(s): Presidential Decree #202/2014; Constitution art. 3

Region: Middle East and North Africa

Country: Egypt

Language of Decision

English

Court: Constitutional Court

Election Type: Review of law

Date of decision: Mar 15, 2015

Geolocation

Latitude: 30.38327401

Longitude: 31.34626495

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Primary Documents

SCC Ruling- Boundary Delimitation- March 2015 (English).pdf
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