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| (1) Every Provincial Council shall consist of such number or members as is equal to the total number of members entitled to be returned, in accordance with determination under subsection (3), from all the administrative district situated within the province for which that Provincial Council is established increased by two. |
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| (2) Every administrative district in a province shall for the purposes of elections to the Provincial Council established for that province, constitute an electoral area. |
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| (3) The number of members to be elected, from each administrative district of a province to the Provincial Council established for that province shall be determined by the; Commissioner on the following basis : "
| | (a) one member for every 40,000 residents in that administrative district. For the purpose of making a determination under this paragraph, the total number of persons who, according to the last general census, were for the time being resident in that administrative district shall be ascertained to the nearest 40,000 , and | | |
| | (b) one member for every 1000 square kilometers of area in that administrative district. For the purpose of making a determination under this paragraph, the area of that administrative district shall be calculated to the nearest 1000 square kilo-meters. | | |
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| (4) A determination made by the Commissioner under this section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question in any court. |
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