What does “electorate” mean?
Simple meaning
An area of voters who elect their members of the House of Representatives. Also called an electoral district, division or seat.
Example
Each MP represents an electorate.
Memory tip
Your electorate is your voting area. One area elects one MP.
In your language
Tiếng Việt: khu vực bầu cử
Một khu vực có cử tri bầu ra nghị sĩ Hạ viện của khu vực đó. Cũng được gọi là đơn vị bầu cử hay ghế.
Mỗi nghị sĩ đại diện cho một khu vực bầu cử.
Khu vực bầu cử là khu vực bỏ phiếu của bạn. Mỗi khu vực bầu một nghị sĩ.
简体中文: 选区
一个地区的选民，选出该地区的众议院议员。也叫选举区或席位。
每位议员代表一个选区。
选区就是你投票的地区。一个选区选出一位议员。
Español: distrito electoral
Una zona de votantes que elige a su miembro de la Cámara de Representantes. También se llama circunscripción o escaño.
Cada parlamentario representa a un distrito electoral.
Tu distrito electoral es tu zona de votación. Cada zona elige a un parlamentario.
हिन्दी: चुनाव क्षेत्र
मतदाताओं का एक इलाका, जो अपने प्रतिनिधि सभा (House of Representatives) के सदस्य को चुनता है। इसे electoral district, division या seat भी कहते हैं।
हर सांसद एक चुनाव क्षेत्र का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है।
आपका चुनाव क्षेत्र आपका वोट देने का इलाका है। एक इलाका एक सांसद चुनता है।
العربية: الدائرة الانتخابية
منطقة ناخبين ينتخبون عضو مجلس النواب عنها. وتسمى أيضا دائرة أو مقعدا.
كل عضو برلمان يمثل دائرة انتخابية.
دائرتك الانتخابية هي منطقة تصويتك. كل دائرة تنتخب عضوا واحدا.
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