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Article 387
Special provision as to determination of population for the purposes of certain elections

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Article 387 / Part XXI

Special provision as to determination of population for the purposes of certain elections

omitted
THE PLAIN-LANGUAGE GUIDE

What does this mean?

This former transitional population-determination rule for certain elections was omitted. It is not the current census or delimitation rule.

Temporary, transitional and State-specific arrangements, including legal continuity at commencement.

PURPOSE & CONTEXT

Why is this provision here?

This historical entry preserves the record of a constitutional provision later removed. Its former subject must be distinguished from any current rule elsewhere in the Constitution or legislation.

Historical evidence

This Article number belongs to the original constitutional framework, but its present wording may include later amendments or substitutions. A provision-specific original Assembly debate has not been verified here. The explanation of function above is editorial inference from the text, not an attributed single motive of the framers. The original draft-making archive is a research resource, not proof of a particular historical reason.

The explanation of purpose is an editorial reading of the provision. A drafting motive is attributed only where a linked historical source supports it.

Limits, exceptions & reading carefully

Omitted historical provision. This entry is not an operative standalone authority.

Read the official constitutional text
387. [Special provision as to determination of population for the purposes of certain elections.].—Omitted by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch. (w.e.f. 1-11-1956).

Extracted from the Legislative Department’s May 2026 edition. Page footnotes may refer to neighbouring provisions; check their markers in the PDF. Inclusion in this edition does not by itself establish commencement or judicial effect.