TY - JOUR
T1 - The definition of parliamentary constituencies in great britain
T2 - A computer-based information system
AU - Johnston, R. J.
AU - Rossiter, D. J.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - The periodic reviews of parliamentary constituencies in Great Britain require the Parliamentary Boundary Commission in each country to propose any necessary changes in order that constituencies shall be as near the electoral quota (i.e. the average electorate per constituency) as possible, within certain constraints. For each unit (county, London borough etc.) with which they work, the number of potential solutions to their problem is very large. This paper describes a computer program that can be used to inform the Commission about all those solutions, so improving the information base from which they select the new set of constituencies.
AB - The periodic reviews of parliamentary constituencies in Great Britain require the Parliamentary Boundary Commission in each country to propose any necessary changes in order that constituencies shall be as near the electoral quota (i.e. the average electorate per constituency) as possible, within certain constraints. For each unit (county, London borough etc.) with which they work, the number of potential solutions to their problem is very large. This paper describes a computer program that can be used to inform the Commission about all those solutions, so improving the information base from which they select the new set of constituencies.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0020847495&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1057/jors.1983.239
DO - 10.1057/jors.1983.239
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0020847495
SN - 0160-5682
VL - 34
SP - 1079
EP - 1084
JO - Journal of the Operational Research Society
JF - Journal of the Operational Research Society
IS - 11
ER -