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Multi-member electoral district
Multimember electoral district — an electoral district in which several deputies are elected and in which voters cast their votes personally for each of them1;
Multimember electoral district — approximate equality of the number of voters per deputy seat is ensured. The deviation of the number of voters in a multimember electoral district from the average representation norm of voters multiplied by the number of deputy seats in that district cannot exceed 10 percent of the average representation norm of voters2.
Federal Law No. 67-FZ dated June 12, 2002 "On the Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right to Participate in a Referendum of Citizens of the Russian Federation", as amended on June 12, 2002, Article 2, subpara. 32 // RSZ RF. 2002. No. 24. P. 2253. ↩
Federal Law No. 93-FZ of July 21, 2005, "On Amending Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Elections and Referendums and Other Legislative Acts," dated July 21, 2005, as amended on July 21, 2005, Article 9, subpara. g // RSZ RF. 2005. No. 30. Page 3104. ↩