electoral district
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electoral district
A geographically defined area whose eligible residents vote together in a political election, usually at an assigned polling station.
Laut den Hochrechnungen hat die Partei in unserem Wahlbezirk die meisten Stimmen erhalten.
According to the projections, the party received the most votes in our electoral district.
This noun is a clear compound of 'die Wahl' (election) and 'der Bezirk' (district). The meaning can therefore be derived directly from its parts: a district for an election.
Jeder Wahlbezirk umfasst ungefähr gleich viele wahlberechtigte Bürger.
Each electoral district includes roughly the same number of eligible voters.
This word is firmly part of the vocabulary of politics and administration. It is used when talking about the organization and conduct of elections.
Die Stimmen werden für jeden Wahlbezirk einzeln ausgezählt.
The votes are counted separately for each electoral district.
Most often, 'Wahlbezirk' (electoral district) is used with the preposition 'in' to describe the location of voting activity or belonging to a district. It takes the dative: 'im Wahlbezirk' (in the electoral district).
In unserem Wahlbezirk gibt es drei Kandidaten.
There are three candidates in our electoral district.
constituency / electoral district
'Wahlkreis' and 'Wahlbezirk' both refer to an area in a political election. The difference lies in their function. A 'Wahlkreis' is the larger area for which representatives are elected. A 'Wahlbezirk' is usually a smaller area that belongs to a specific polling station. Learners may confuse the words because both have to do with elections and geographic areas. As a simple guide: in a Wahlkreis, the focus is more on who is elected; in a Wahlbezirk, the focus is more on where people cast their vote.
Auf der Wahlbenachrichtigung steht, zu welchem Wahlbezirk ich gehöre.
The election notice says which electoral district I belong to.
Unser Wahlkreis bekommt nach der Wahl eine neue Abgeordnete.
After the election, our constituency will have a new representative.