선거구획정과 민주주의 -선거구획정주체를 중심으로-

It is a question of who will be given the authority to determine the key elements of the election by the means of realizing representative democracy. Depending on who the constituent entity is, the political interests reflected in the definition process vary, and ultimately, the will of the people is reflected in the definition plan through the constituent entity. In the UK, the United States, and Japan, the authority of constituency was delegated to various types of subjects based on the political culture and historical experiences of each country. Review this comparatively and diagnose the problems and improvement measures of the current Boundary Commission. The current Boundary Commission is designed in consideration of the balance of democratic legitimacy and independence, but there are clearly limitations as an temporary organization. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure a stable period of activity as a permanent organization. Furthermore, in order to accurately reflect various interests, it is necessary to improve the diversity and expertise of the composition of the commission. On the other hand, it is possible to more efficiently utilize the period of activities and strengthen the expertise of the commission by utilizing the recently developing redistricting algorithm. In the end, redistricting is the work of finding the optimal number to preserve the voting value equally. As the optimal constituency changes at every point according to political interests and the will of the people, it is difficult to find a perfect answer. However, it is necessary to seriously consider the improvements of the current system in that it can lay the foundation for realizing a more mature representative democracy in the process of improving the system by strengthening the democratic and procedural legitimacy of the constituent entity.