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reason unable to continue to act, the Officer Administering the Government shall in the case of the Cluef Justice appoint some other Judge of the High Court to be Chairman or, in the case of a member, appoint as a member some other person nominated by the Chairman
(3) Where, in regard to any matter, the members of the Commission are not unanimous, the view of the majority shall prevail.

Number of constituencies and electoral districts

42.(1) For the purpose of electing the Members of Parliament, the whole of Rhodesia shall be divided into fifty constituencies and also into fifteen electoral districts, the limits of which shall be determined, from time to time, by the Delimitation Commission accordance with the provisions of this Chapter
(2) Of the fifty constituencies, not less than eighteen shall be rural constituencies.

Delimitation of constituencies and electoral districts

43.(1) The boundaries of the constituencies shall be such that, at the time of delimitation, there are in each such constituency as nearly as may be an equal number of voters who are registered on the "A" Roll of voters
(2) The boundaries of the electoral districts shall be such that, at the tine of delimitation, there are in each such electoral district as nearly as may be an equal number of voters who are registered on the "B" Roll of voters
(3) In dividing Rhodesia into constituencies and electoral districts in pursuance of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the Delimitation Commission shall, in respect of any area, give due consideration to-
(a) its physical features;
(b) the means of communication within the area;
(c) the geographical distribution of registered voters,
(d) any community of interest as between voters; and
(e) existing electoral boundaries,
and whenever it appears necessary to do so in order to give effect 10 the provisions of subsection (2) of section 42 or of this subsection, the Comuon may depart from the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, but in no case lo any greater extent than fifteen per centum more or less than an equal number of registered voters on the "A" Roll in a constituency or on the "B" Roll it an electoral district. respectively

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