Compactness and Electoral Boundary Adjustment

An Assessment of Alternative Measures

Bibliographic Data

ID8422178
AuthorsMary Flaherty (0000-0001-9735-7513, University of Victoria), Mark S Flaherty, WILLIAM W CRUMPLIN, William Crumplin (Queen's University)
Year1992
Volume36
Issue2
Pages159-171
Publication date1992-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Geographies / Géographies canadiennes (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-3658 • E-ISSN: 1541-0064
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1541-0064.1992.tb01128.x
OpenAlexW2108645374
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited17

Spatial compactness has been proposed as a suitable criterion for assessing whether electoral boundaries reflect partisan interests. Although several different measures of spatial compactness have been developed, only limited efforts have been made to compare and evaluate them in the context of electoral redistricting. This paper assesses alternative spatial compactness measures and applies conceptually appealing measures to the provincial ridings proposed by British Columbia's Royal Commission on Electoral Boundaries (1988)

Boundary (topology) · Commission · Compact space · Context (archaeology) · Geography · Legislature · Mathematical analysis · Political science · Pure mathematics · Redistricting · Regional science · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Mathematics · Political Systems and Governance

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