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• gerrymander — ger·ry·man·der 1 / jer ē ˌman dəralso and originally ger ē / n [Elbridge Gerry (1744–1814) + sala mander; from the shape of an election district formed during Gerry s governorship of Massachusetts] 1: the act or method of gerrymandering 2: a… …   Law dictionary

• Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 — The Electoral (Amendment) Act 1974 was a review of parliamentary constituencies passed in the Republic of Ireland by the governing Fine Gael/Labour National Coalition. It was intended to secure their re election, but instead backfired… …   Wikipedia

• Electoral system of Australia — This article is about elections to the Australian Parliament. For elections to Australian states and territories, see Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories. For the method of voting known as the Australian ballot, see Secret… …   Wikipedia

• History and use of the Single Transferable Vote — The history and usage of the Single Transferable Vote voting system has been a series of relatively modest periods of usage and disusage throughout the world, however today it is seeing increasing popularity and proposed implementation as a… …   Wikipedia

• gerrymander — /ˈdʒɛrimændə / (say jereemanduh) noun 1. Politics an arbitrary arrangement of the political divisions of an electorate, etc., made so as to give one party an unfair advantage in elections. –verb (t) 2. Politics to subject (an electorate, etc.) to …  

• Australian electoral system — This article deals with elections to the Australian Parliament. For the Australian state and territories, see Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories. The Australian electoral system has evolved over nearly 150 years of… …   Wikipedia

• gerrymander — ► VERB ▪ manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. ORIGIN from the name of Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts + SALAMANDER(Cf. ↑salamandrine), from the supposed similarity between a… …   English terms dictionary

• gerrymander — [19] The story goes that in 1812 the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, instituted some electoral boundary changes favourable to his party, the Democrats. When a painter named Stuart saw these outlined on a map in the office of a… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• gerrymander — [19] The story goes that in 1812 the governor of Massachusetts, Elbridge Gerry, instituted some electoral boundary changes favourable to his party, the Democrats. When a painter named Stuart saw these outlined on a map in the office of a… …   Word origins

• gerrymander — [ dʒɛrɪˌmandə] (Brit. also jerrymander) verb [often as noun gerrymandering] manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favour one party or class. Derivatives gerrymanderer noun Origin C19: from the name of Governor Elbridge …   English new terms dictionary

• District electoral division — A district electoral division (often abbreviated as DED) is a former name given to a low level territorial division in Ireland. In 1994, both district electoral divisions and wards (the equivalent of district electoral divisions within the five… …   Wikipedia