The Puerto Rico representative districts ( es, distritos representativos) refers to the
electoral districts in which
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
is divided for the purpose of electing 40 of the 51 members of the
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico (with the other 11 being elected
at-large). The island is currently divided into 40 representative districts, each based on a similar number of inhabitants, and comprising one or more
precincts—an electoral division divided, in turn, into colleges ( es, colegios). A college usually is defined simply by the nearest
public school to the voter's declared residence.
American citizen
Citizenship of the United States is a legal status that entails Americans with specific rights, duties, protections, and benefits in the United States. It serves as a foundation of fundamental rights derived from and protected by the Constituti ...
s (including Puerto Ricans) may vote only in the district in which they have declared their residence, and only for one candidate, for up to one member of the House per district by
first-past-the-post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
. (As well, each voter may cast a vote for the election of an at-large member of the House of Representatives.)
History
Districts are revised after every ten-year census.
Districts
See also
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Puerto Rico Senatorial districts
References
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External links
Comision Estatal de Elecciones
House of Representatives of Puerto Rico