Iraqi Constitution: one Rep for every 100,000 Iraqis
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:24 pm
The Iraqi Constitution specifies that:
In other words, the number of constituents represented by each Representative in the Iraqi national legislature is approximately 14% of the number represented by Representatives in the U.S. House (each of whom represent over 700,000 people on average).
According to the current Wiki article about the Constitution of Iraq, this provision can be found in section 47, but other versions (earlier versions?) show this requirement in sections 48 or 49. The text posted on The Washington Post also indicates it is in Section 47. (That text is attributed to the Associated Press as of October 12, 2005.)
As a result, the Iraqi Council of Representatives currently has 275 Representatives, which is 63% the size of the U.S. federal House's 435 Representatives.
"The Council of Representatives shall consist of a number of members, at a ratio of one representative per 100,000 Iraqi persons representing the entire Iraqi people."
In other words, the number of constituents represented by each Representative in the Iraqi national legislature is approximately 14% of the number represented by Representatives in the U.S. House (each of whom represent over 700,000 people on average).
According to the current Wiki article about the Constitution of Iraq, this provision can be found in section 47, but other versions (earlier versions?) show this requirement in sections 48 or 49. The text posted on The Washington Post also indicates it is in Section 47. (That text is attributed to the Associated Press as of October 12, 2005.)
As a result, the Iraqi Council of Representatives currently has 275 Representatives, which is 63% the size of the U.S. federal House's 435 Representatives.