[dba-Tech] [AccessD] Numbers within a street

OT -reply to gauntlet ...

In the New Zealand context, it's rep-by-pop, equal population per seat
within a tolerance (I think it's 5%).  Unicameral parliament so it's all
a bit simpler (we are, after all, a simple people).  The boundaries
commission (whatever they call themselves) allegedly has reps from
political parties but this doesn't stop some minor gerrymandering. 

However, there is still a racial element here with several seats
reserved for one race.  And complicated by MMP (don't ask).

Stephen Bond




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And finally, let me throw out a gauntlet. IMO, I think that rep-by-pop
is
the correct answer. However, CDN law dictates rep-by-geography, which in
my
opinion is ridiculous. The province of Saskatchewan, for example,
contains
fewer people than the city of Scarborough, and yet it occupies many more
seats in Parliament than does Scarborough. This, IMO, is fundamentally
wrong: geography does not and should not matter. What matters is the
head-count.

A.

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 5:44 PM, Stuart McLachlan
<stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote: