Constitution of Zimbabwe (as amended by Constitution Amendment No. 19) (e) in the case of any delimitation after the first delimitation consequent upon an alteration in the number of House of Assembly constituencies, existing electoral boundaries; and whenever it appears necessary to do so in order to give effect to the provisions of this subsection in relation to House of Assembly constituencies, the Commission may depart from the requirements of subsection (4), but in no case to any greater extent than twenty per centum more or less than the average number of registered voters in House of Assembly constituencies. (7) After delimiting the wards and House of Assembly constituencies, the Commission shall divide each province into six senatorial constituencies by assigning to each senatorial constituency a House of Assembly constituency or two or more contiguous House of Assembly constituencies, and in so doing the Commission may be guided but not bound by any principle or consideration specified in subsections (4) and (6). (8) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission shall submit to the President a preliminary report comprising— (a) a list of wards and House of Assembly constituencies delimited by the Commission, with the names assigned to each and a description of their boundaries; (b) a list of senatorial constituencies delimited by the Commission, with the names assigned to each and a description of their boundaries; (c) a map or maps showing the wards and House of Assembly and senatorial constituencies into which Zimbabwe has been divided by the Commission; and (d) any further information or particulars which the Commission considers necessary; and the President shall cause the report to be laid before Parliament within the next seven days after he has received it. (9) No earlier than seven days after the President has caused the preliminary report of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to be laid before Parliament in terms of subsection (8), the President may refer back to the Commission for its further consideration and final decision any matter arising out of its report. (10) If there appears to be any discrepancy between the description of the boundaries of any ward or House of Assembly constituency and the map or maps, the description shall prevail. (11) Within fourteen days after receiving the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s final report the President shall publish a proclamation in the Gazette declaring the names and boundaries of the wards and the House of Assembly and senatorial constituencies as finally determined by the Commission to be the wards and House of Assembly and senatorial constituencies of Zimbabwe, and those boundaries shall have effect for the purposes of the next and any subsequent general election. - 88 -