Using geoinformation tools for redistricting: Slovenian experiences

Rogelj, Boštjan (author), Krevs, Marko (author)

Electoral districts are an important component of the electoral system, as they have a significant impact on election results. Due to the uneven spatial distribution of electoral support political parties receive, district magnitude and the geography of electoral districts can have a decisive influence on the electoral viability of individual parties and candidates. Districting and redistricting are not a simple bureaucratic process but a politically very sensitive process with outcomes that can have far-reaching political consequences. Geoinformation tools can have a very important role in electoral district planning. In this article we aim to present the key advantages and disadvantages of their use. The presented results are derived from practical experience gained over the course of developing a new system of electoral districts in Slovenia.

• Language: English
• Keywords: electoral geography, electoral districts, geographic information systems, Slovenia
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication date: 01.01.2021
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 149-156
• Numbering: Vol. 25, issue 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-165025
• UDC: 504.4:556.166:551.5831(497.4)
• ISSN on article: 1820-7138
• DOI: 10.5937/gp25-30752
• COBISS.SI-ID: 80479491
• Publication date in RUL: 21.11.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Geographica Pannonica
• Shortened title: Geogr. Pannon.
• Publisher: Institute of Geography
• ISSN: 1820-7138
• COBISS.SI-ID: 66237538

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: geografija volitev, geografski informacijski sistemi, volilno okrožje, Slovenija