Program GROUP: the identification of all possible solutions to a constituency-delimitation problem ( UK).

D. J. Rossiter; R. J. Johnston

Program GROUP: the identification of all possible solutions to a constituency-delimitation problem ( UK).

D. J. Rossiter, R. J. Johnston

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A computer program is designed to produce all of the electoral constituencies for an English local authority, within the constraints imposed on the Parliamentary Boundary Commissioners. This builds on the seminal work of Gudgin and Taylor, and introduces size constraints, evaluates shape, and evaluates the electoral consequences of swings in voter opinion. -Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-238
Number of pages	8
Journal	Environment & Planning A
Volume	13
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1981

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