under the justification that they served as bulwarks against southern Democrats diluting the electoral power of African-Americans by using strategically drawn at-large multi-member districts. For instance, southern Democrats could create a single statewide multi-member district elected by plurality vote, all but guaranteeing the white majority would elect only Democrats.

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Constituency link

It has been argued by proponents of single-member constituencies that it encourages a stronger connection between the representative

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