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In Australia, electoral districts for the Australian House of Representatives are called divisions or more commonly referred to as electorates or seats. There are currently 151 single-member electorates for the Australian House of Representatives.
Section 24 of the Constitution of Australia specifies that the total number of members of the Australian House of Representatives shall be "as nearly as practicable" twice as many as the number of members of the Australian Senate. The section also requires that electorates be apportioned among the states in proportion to their respective populations; provided that each original state has at least 5 members in the House of Representatives, a provision that has given Tasmania higher representation than its population would otherwise justify. There are three electorates in the Australian Capital Territory and even though the Northern Territory should have only one electorate based on their population, parliament have legislated that they receive two (by setting the quota for seat allocation using the harmonic mean for territories, meaning only around 1.3 quotas rather than 1.5 quotas are needed to have two seats).
In addition, Section 29 forbids electorate boundaries from crossing state lines, forcing populated areas along state and territory borders to be placed in different electorates, such as Albury in New South Wales being part of the electorate of Farrer, while nearby Wodonga in Victoria is part of the electorate of Indi. The same restriction does not apply to territories, and several current electoral divisions incorporate electors from multiple territories. This is currently the case for the Division of Bean (covering part of the ACT and the whole of Norfolk Island), the Division of Fenner (covering part of the ACT and the whole of Jervis Bay Territory), and the Division of Lingiari (covering part of the Northern Territory and the whole of Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands).
The Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 sets out further provisions. [1]
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) determines the number of members of the House of Representatives to which each state and territory is entitled (called apportionment) and the boundaries of each electorate, in a process known as redistribution. Such apportionment and redistributions apply to the next federal election, but not to any by-elections. The last apportionment determination was made in July 2020. The resulting redistribution took place during 2021 and was used in the 2022 federal election, which was held on 21 May 2022.
Within each state and territory, electoral boundaries are redrawn from time to time. This takes place at least once every 7 years, or when the state's entitlement to the number of members of the House of Representatives changes. Boundaries are drawn by a Redistribution Committee, and redistributions within a state are on the basis of the number of enrolled voters, rather than total residents or "population". The number of enrolled voters in each division cannot vary by more than 10% from the average across a state or territory, nor can the number of voters vary by more than 3.5% from the average projected enrolment 3.5 years into the future. However, due to various reasons, larger seats like Cowper in New South Wales contain 80% more electors than that of smaller seats like Solomon in the Northern Territory. In 2018, seats in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia were also abolished, in order to make way for seats in similar locations but with different names. [2] [3]
At the 2022 Australian federal election, based on the 2021 apportionment, there were 151 divisions: 47 in New South Wales, 39 in Victoria, 30 in Queensland, 15 in Western Australia, 10 in South Australia, 5 in Tasmania, 3 in the ACT and 2 in Northern Territory.
The divisions of the House of Representatives are unusual in that many of them are not named after geographical features or numbered, as is the case in most other legislatures around the world. Most divisions are named in honour of prominent historical people, such as former politicians (often Prime Ministers), explorers, artists and engineers. There is also a preference for retaining names used since Federation. [4]
In some cases where a division is named after a geographical locality, the connection to that locality is sometimes tenuous. For instance, the Division of Werriwa, created in 1901, was named after the Aboriginal word for Lake George in the Canberra region. However, Werriwa has not contained Lake George for many decades, and has steadily moved some 200 km north to the south-western suburbs of Sydney over the past century.[ citation needed ]
The divisions that existed at the 2022 Australian federal election appear in the table below.
Name | Formed | State / Territory | Size (km2) | Namesake | Known for | Current Member | Member's Party | Classification |
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Adelaide | 1903 | South Australia | 76 | City of Adelaide | Geographic location | Steve Georganas | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Aston | 1984 | Victoria | 113 | Tilly Aston | Teacher | Mary Doyle | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Ballarat | 1901 | Victoria | 4,322 | City of Ballarat | Geographic location | Catherine King | Labor | Provincial |
Banks | 1949 | New South Wales | 53 | Joseph Banks | Botanist | David Coleman | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Barker | 1903 | South Australia | 63,886 | Collet Barker | Explorer | Tony Pasin | Liberal | Rural |
Barton | 1922 | New South Wales | 40 | Edmund Barton | Prime Minister | Linda Burney | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Bass | 1903 | Tasmania | 7,975 | George Bass | Explorer | Bridget Archer | Liberal | Provincial |
Bean | 2019 | Australian Capital Territory Norfolk Island | 1,913 | Charles Bean | War correspondent, historian | David Smith | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Bendigo | 1901 | Victoria | 5,496 | City of Bendigo | Geographic location | Lisa Chesters | Labor | Provincial |
Bennelong | 1949 | New South Wales | 60 | Bennelong | Aboriginal elder | Jerome Laxale | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Berowra | 1969 | New South Wales | 786 | Suburb of Berowra | Geographic location | Julian Leeser | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Blair | 1998 | Queensland | 6,472 | Harold Blair | Aboriginal singer | Shayne Neumann | Labor | Provincial |
Blaxland | 1949 | New South Wales | 61 | Gregory Blaxland | Explorer | Jason Clare | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Bonner | 2004 | Queensland | 374 | Neville Bonner | Aboriginal politician | Ross Vasta | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Boothby | 1903 | South Australia | 130 | William Boothby | Electoral commissioner | Louise Miller-Frost | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Bowman | 1949 | Queensland | 536 | David Bowman | Politician | Henry Pike | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Braddon | 1955 | Tasmania | 21,369 | Edward Braddon | Premier of Tasmania | Gavin Pearce | Liberal | Rural |
Bradfield | 1949 | New South Wales | 101 | John Bradfield | Designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge | Paul Fletcher | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Brand | 1984 | Western Australia | 377 | David Brand | Premier of Western Australia | Madeleine King | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Brisbane | 1901 | Queensland | 57 | City of Brisbane | Geographic location | Stephen Bates | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Bruce | 1955 | Victoria | 95 | Stanley Bruce | Prime Minister | Julian Hill | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Burt | 2016 | Western Australia | 172 | Archibald, Septimus and Francis Burt | Family of lawyers | Matt Keogh | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Calare | 1906 | New South Wales | 32,666 | Aboriginal name for the Lachlan River | Geographic location | Andrew Gee | Independent | Rural |
Calwell | 1984 | Victoria | 265 | Arthur Calwell | Leader of the opposition | Maria Vamvakinou | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Canberra | 1974 | Australian Capital Territory | 312 | City of Canberra | Geographic location | Alicia Payne | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Canning | 1949 | Western Australia | 6,304 | Alfred Canning | Surveyor of the Rabbit-Proof Fence | Andrew Hastie | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Capricornia | 1901 | Queensland | 90,903 | Tropic of Capricorn | Geographic location | Michelle Landry | Liberal National | Provincial |
Casey | 1969 | Victoria | 2,466 | Richard Casey | Governor-General | Aaron Violi | Liberal | Rural |
Chifley | 1969 | New South Wales | 126 | Ben Chifley | Prime Minister | Ed Husic | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Chisholm | 1949 | Victoria | 65 | Caroline Chisholm | Philanthropist | Carina Garland | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Clark | 2019 | Tasmania | 292 | Andrew Inglis Clark | Co-author of the Australian Constitution | Andrew Wilkie | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Cook | 1969 | New South Wales | 94 | James Cook | Explorer | Scott Morrison | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Cooper | 2019 | Victoria | 60 | William Cooper | Aboriginal activist | Ged Kearney | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Corangamite | 1901 | Victoria | 5,441 | Lake Corangamite | Geographic location | Libby Coker | Labor | Provincial |
Corio | 1901 | Victoria | 773 | Corio Bay | Geographic location | Richard Marles | Labor | Provincial |
Cowan | 1984 | Western Australia | 180 | Edith Cowan | Politician, activist | Anne Aly | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Cowper | 1901 | New South Wales | 7,296 | Charles Cowper | Premier of New South Wales | Pat Conaghan | Nationals | Provincial |
Cunningham | 1949 | New South Wales | 519 | Allan Cunningham | Botanist, explorer | Alison Byrnes | Labor | Provincial |
Curtin | 1949 | Western Australia | 98 | John Curtin | Prime Minister | Kate Chaney | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Dawson | 1949 | Queensland | 14,630 | Anderson Dawson | Premier of Queensland | Andrew Willcox | Liberal National | Provincial |
Deakin | 1937 | Victoria | 79 | Alfred Deakin | Prime Minister | Michael Sukkar | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Dickson | 1992 | Queensland | 724 | James Dickson | Premier of Queensland | Peter Dutton | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Dobell | 1984 | New South Wales | 787 | William Dobell | Painter | Emma McBride | Labor | Provincial |
Dunkley | 1984 | Victoria | 152 | Louisa Margaret Dunkley | Labour unionist, women's rights campaigner | Peta Murphy | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Durack | 2010 | Western Australia | 1,383,954 | Patrick, W J, Michael, Mary, Elizabeth, Kimberley and Peter Durack | Pioneers and developers of the Kimberley region | Melissa Price | Liberal | Rural |
Eden-Monaro | 1901 | New South Wales | 41,617 | Town of Eden and region of Monaro | Geographic location | Kristy McBain | Labor | Rural |
Fadden | 1977 | Queensland | 387 | Arthur Fadden | Prime Minister | Cameron Caldwell | Liberal National | Provincial |
Fairfax | 1984 | Queensland | 1,004 | Ruth Fairfax | Founder of the Country Women's Association | Ted O'Brien | Liberal National | Provincial |
Farrer | 1949 | New South Wales | 126,590 | William Farrer | Scientist | Sussan Ley | Liberal | Rural |
Fenner | 2016 | Australian Capital Territory Jervis Bay Territory | 238 | Frank Fenner | Scientist | Andrew Leigh | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Fisher | 1949 | Queensland | 1,198 | Andrew Fisher | Prime Minister | Andrew Wallace | Liberal National | Provincial |
Flinders | 1901 | Victoria | 871 | Matthew Flinders | Explorer | Zoe McKenzie | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Flynn | 2006 | Queensland | 132,824 | John Flynn | Founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service | Colin Boyce | Liberal National | Rural |
Forde | 1984 | Queensland | 418 | Frank Forde | Prime Minister | Bert van Manen | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Forrest | 1922 | Western Australia | 11,072 | John Forrest | Explorer, Premier of Western Australia | Nola Marino | Liberal | Rural |
Fowler | 1984 | New South Wales | 69 | Lilian Fowler | Mayor of Newtown | Dai Le | Independent | Outer-metropolitan |
Franklin | 1903 | Tasmania | 10,009 | John Franklin | Explorer | Julie Collins | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Fraser | 2019 | Victoria | 106 | Malcolm Fraser | Prime Minister | Daniel Mulino | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Fremantle | 1901 | Western Australia | 196 | City of Fremantle | Geographic location | Josh Wilson | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Gellibrand | 1949 | Victoria | 124 | Joseph Gellibrand | Attorney-General of Tasmania | Tim Watts | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Gilmore | 1984 | New South Wales | 6,342 | Mary Gilmore | Poet, author | Fiona Phillips | Labor | Rural |
Gippsland | 1901 | Victoria | 33,182 | Region of Gippsland | Geographic location | Darren Chester | Nationals | Rural |
Goldstein | 1984 | Victoria | 50 | Vida Goldstein | Suffragette | Zoe Daniel | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Gorton | 2004 | Victoria | 540 | John Gorton | Prime Minister | Brendan O'Connor | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Grayndler | 1949 | New South Wales | 32 | Edward Grayndler | Politician, unionist | Anthony Albanese | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Greenway | 1984 | New South Wales | 81 | Francis Greenway | Architect | Michelle Rowland | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Grey | 1903 | South Australia | 904,881 | George Grey | Governor of South Australia | Rowan Ramsey | Liberal | Rural |
Griffith | 1934 | Queensland | 57 | Samuel Griffith | Premier of Queensland, Chief Justice of Australia | Max Chandler-Mather | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Groom | 1984 | Queensland | 5,586 | Littleton Groom | Politician | Garth Hamilton | Liberal National | Provincial |
Hasluck | 2001 | Western Australia | 1,192 | Paul and Alexandra Hasluck | Governor-General and author | Tania Lawrence | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hawke | 2022 | Victoria | 1,842 | Bob Hawke | Prime Minister | Sam Rae | Labor | Provincial |
Herbert | 1901 | Queensland | 946 | Robert Herbert | Premier of Queensland | Phillip Thompson | Liberal National | Provincial |
Higgins | 1949 | Victoria | 41 | H. B. Higgins | Politician, judge | Michelle Ananda-Rajah | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Hindmarsh | 1903 | South Australia | 78 | John Hindmarsh | Governor of South Australia | Mark Butler | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Hinkler | 1984 | Queensland | 3,504 | Bert Hinkler | Aviator | Keith Pitt | Liberal National | Provincial |
Holt | 1969 | Victoria | 266 | Harold Holt | Prime Minister | Cassandra Fernando | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hotham | 1969 | Victoria | 83 | Charles Hotham | Governor of Victoria | Clare O'Neil | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Hughes | 1955 | New South Wales | 369 | Billy Hughes | Prime Minister | Jenny Ware | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Hume | 1901 | New South Wales | 17,240 | Hamilton Hume | Explorer | Angus Taylor | Liberal | Provincial |
Hunter | 1901 | New South Wales | 10,640 | John Hunter | Governor of New South Wales | Dan Repacholi | Labor | Rural |
Indi | 1901 | Victoria | 29,187 | Aboriginal name for the Murray River | Geographic location | Helen Haines | Independent | Rural |
Isaacs | 1969 | Victoria | 155 | Isaac Isaacs | Governor-General, Chief Justice of Australia | Mark Dreyfus | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Jagajaga | 1984 | Victoria | 104 | Three Wurundjeri elders | Aboriginal elders | Kate Thwaites | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Kennedy | 1901 | Queensland | 567,377 | Edmund Kennedy | Explorer | Bob Katter | Katter's Australian | Rural |
Kingsford Smith | 1949 | New South Wales | 91 | Charles Kingsford Smith | Aviator | Matt Thistlethwaite | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Kingston | 1949 | South Australia | 171 | Charles Kingston | Premier of South Australia | Amanda Rishworth | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Kooyong | 1901 | Victoria | 55 | Suburb of Kooyong | Geographic location | Monique Ryan | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
La Trobe | 1949 | Victoria | 748 | Charles La Trobe | Governor of Victoria | Jason Wood | Liberal | Provincial |
Lalor | 1949 | Victoria | 493 | Peter Lalor | Leader of the Eureka Rebellion | Joanne Ryan | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Leichhardt | 1949 | Queensland | 109,455 | Ludwig Leichhardt | Explorer | Warren Entsch | Liberal National | Rural |
Lilley | 1913 | Queensland | 144 | Charles Lilley | Premier, Chief Justice of Queensland | Anika Wells | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Lindsay | 1984 | New South Wales | 339 | Norman Lindsay | Artist | Melissa McIntosh | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Lingiari | 2001 | Northern Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1,352,371 | Vincent Lingiari | Aboriginal activist | Marion Scrymgour | Labor | Remote |
Longman | 1996 | Queensland | 1,237 | Irene Longman | Politician | Terry Young | Liberal National | Provincial |
Lyne | 1949 | New South Wales | 16,099 | William Lyne | Premier of New South Wales | David Gillespie | Nationals | Rural |
Lyons | 1984 | Tasmania | 35,721 | Joseph and Enid Lyons | Prime Minister and politician | Brian Mitchell | Labor | Rural |
Macarthur | 1949 | New South Wales | 363 | John and Elizabeth Macarthur | Pioneers of early settlement | Mike Freelander | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Mackellar | 1949 | New South Wales | 233 | Charles and Dorothea Mackellar | Politician and poet | Sophie Scamps | Independent | Outer-metropolitan |
Macnamara | 2019 | Victoria | 41 | Jean Macnamara | Scientist | Josh Burns | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Macquarie | 1901 | New South Wales | 4,374 | Lachlan Macquarie | Governor of New South Wales | Susan Templeman | Labor | Provincial |
Makin | 1984 | South Australia | 130 | Norman Makin | Politician | Tony Zappia | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Mallee | 1949 | Victoria | 81,962 | Region of the Mallee | Geographic location | Anne Webster | Nationals | Rural |
Maranoa | 1901 | Queensland | 729,897 | Maranoa River | Geographic location | David Littleproud | Liberal National | Rural |
Maribyrnong | 1906 | Victoria | 64 | Maribyrnong River | Geographic location | Bill Shorten | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Mayo | 1984 | South Australia | 9,315 | Helen Mayo | Doctor | Rebekha Sharkie | Centre Alliance | Rural |
McEwen | 1984 | Victoria | 2,670 | John McEwen | Prime Minister | Rob Mitchell | Labor | Rural |
McMahon | 2010 | New South Wales | 168 | William McMahon | Prime Minister | Chris Bowen | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
McPherson | 1949 | Queensland | 229 | McPherson Range | Geographic location | Karen Andrews | Liberal National | Provincial |
Melbourne | 1901 | Victoria | 40 | City of Melbourne | Geographic location | Adam Bandt | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Menzies | 1984 | Victoria | 184 | Robert Menzies | Prime Minister | Keith Wolahan | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Mitchell | 1949 | New South Wales | 101 | Thomas Mitchell | Explorer | Alex Hawke | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Monash | 2019 | Victoria | 8,879 | John Monash | General, military commander | Russell Broadbent | Independent | Rural |
Moncrieff | 1984 | Queensland | 100 | Gladys Moncrieff | Singer | Angie Bell | Liberal National | Provincial |
Moore | 1949 | Western Australia | 90 | George Fletcher Moore | Early settler of Western Australia | Ian Goodenough | Liberal | Outer-metropolitan |
Moreton | 1901 | Queensland | 109 | Moreton Bay | Geographic location | Graham Perrett | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
New England | 1901 | New South Wales | 66,394 | Region of New England | Geographic location | Barnaby Joyce | Nationals | Rural |
Newcastle | 1901 | New South Wales | 171 | City of Newcastle | Geographic location | Sharon Claydon | Labor | Provincial |
Nicholls | 2019 | Victoria | 14,768 | Douglas and Gladys Nicholls | Aboriginal activists | Sam Birrell | Nationals | Rural |
North Sydney | 1901 | New South Wales | 53 | Suburb of North Sydney | Geographic location | Kylea Tink | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
O'Connor | 1980 | Western Australia | 1,126,937 | C. Y. O'Connor | Engineer | Rick Wilson | Liberal | Rural |
Oxley | 1949 | Queensland | 159 | John Oxley | Explorer | Milton Dick | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Page | 1984 | New South Wales | 19,342 | Earle Page | Prime Minister | Kevin Hogan | Nationals | Rural |
Parkes | 1984 | New South Wales | 393,413 | Henry Parkes | Governor of New South Wales | Mark Coulton | Nationals | Rural |
Parramatta | 1901 | New South Wales | 57 | Suburb of Parramatta | Geographic location | Andrew Charlton | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Paterson | 1949, 1993 | New South Wales | 1,123 | Banjo Paterson | Author, poet | Meryl Swanson | Labor | Provincial |
Pearce | 1989 | Western Australia | 13,250 | George Pearce | Politician | Tracey Roberts | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Perth | 1901 | Western Australia | 80 | City of Perth | Geographic location | Patrick Gorman | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Petrie | 1949 | Queensland | 152 | Andrew Petrie | Architect | Luke Howarth | Liberal National | Outer-metropolitan |
Rankin | 1984 | Queensland | 131 | Annabelle Rankin | Politician | Jim Chalmers | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Reid | 1922 | New South Wales | 55 | George Reid | Prime Minister | Sally Sitou | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Richmond | 1901 | New South Wales | 2,148 | Richmond River | Geographic location | Justine Elliot | Labor | Rural |
Riverina | 1901, 1993 | New South Wales | 48,988 | Region of the Riverina | Geographic location | Michael McCormack | Nationals | Rural |
Robertson | 1901 | New South Wales | 980 | John Robertson | Premier of New South Wales | Gordon Reid | Labor | Provincial |
Ryan | 1949 | Queensland | 370 | T. J. Ryan | Premier of Queensland | Elizabeth Watson-Brown | Greens | Inner-metropolitan |
Scullin | 1968 | Victoria | 116 | James Scullin | Prime Minister | Andrew Giles | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Shortland | 1949 | New South Wales | 265 | John Shortland | Explorer | Pat Conroy | Labor | Provincial |
Solomon | 2000 | Northern Territory | 337 | Vaiben Louis Solomon | Premier of South Australia | Luke Gosling | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Spence | 2019 | South Australia | 532 | Catherine Helen Spence | Politician, author | Matt Burnell | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Sturt | 1949 | South Australia | 85 | Charles Sturt | Explorer | James Stevens | Liberal | Inner-metropolitan |
Swan | 1901 | Western Australia | 134 | Swan River | Geographic location | Zaneta Mascarenhas | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Sydney | 1968 | New South Wales | 44 | City of Sydney | Geographic location | Tanya Plibersek | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Tangney | 1974 | Western Australia | 83 | Dorothy Tangney | Politician | Sam Lim | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wannon | 1901 | Victoria | 33,419 | Wannon River | Geographic location | Dan Tehan | Liberal | Rural |
Warringah | 1922 | New South Wales | 68 | Warringah Council | Geographic location | Zali Steggall | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Watson | 1992 | New South Wales | 47 | Chris Watson | Prime Minister | Tony Burke | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wentworth | 1901 | New South Wales | 38 | William Wentworth | Explorer | Allegra Spender | Independent | Inner-metropolitan |
Werriwa | 1901 | New South Wales | 172 | Aboriginal name for Lake George | Geographic location | Anne Stanley | Labor | Outer-metropolitan |
Whitlam | 2016 | New South Wales | 1,331 | Gough Whitlam | Prime Minister | Stephen Jones | Labor | Provincial |
Wide Bay | 1901 | Queensland | 14,227 | Region of Wide Bay–Burnett | Geographic location | Llew O'Brien | Liberal National | Rural |
Wills | 1949 | Victoria | 46 | William John Wills | Explorer | Peter Khalil | Labor | Inner-metropolitan |
Wright | 2009 | Queensland | 7,577 | Judith Wright | Poet, environmentalist | Scott Buchholz | Liberal National | Rural |
These divisions no longer exist:
Name | Formed | Abolished | State | Namesake | Known for |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angas (I) | 1903 | 1934 | SA | George Fife Angas | Businessman, banker |
Angas (II) | 1949 | 1977 | SA | ||
Australian Capital Territory | 1949 | 1974 | ACT | Australian Capital Territory | Geographic location |
Balaclava | 1901 | 1984 | VIC | Suburb of Balaclava | Geographic location |
Barrier | 1901 | 1922 | NSW | Barrier Ranges | Geographic location |
Batman | 1906 | 2019 | VIC | John Batman | Founder of Melbourne |
Bland | 1901 | 1906 | NSW | William Bland | Doctor |
Bonython | 1955 | 2004 | SA | John Langdon Bonython | Editor, newspaper proprietor |
Bourke | 1901 | 1949 | VIC | Richard Bourke | Governor of NSW |
Burke (I) | 1949 | 1955 | VIC | Robert O'Hara Burke | Explorer |
Burke (II) | 1969 | 2004 | VIC | ||
Canobolas | 1901 | 1906 | NSW | Mount Canobolas | Geographic location |
Charlton | 1984 | 2016 | NSW | Matthew Charlton | Politician |
Cook (I) | 1906 | 1955 | NSW | James Cook | Explorer |
Coolgardie | 1901 | 1913 | WA | Town of Coolgardie | Geographic location |
Corinella (I) | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Town of Corinella | Geographic location |
Corinella (II) | 1990 | 1996 | VIC | ||
Dalley | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | William Bede Dalley | Politician, barrister |
Dampier | 1913 | 1922 | WA | William Dampier | Explorer |
Darebin | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | Darebin Creek | Geographic location |
Darling | 1901 | 1977 | NSW | Darling River | Geographic location |
Darling Downs | 1901 | 1984 | QLD | Region of Darling Downs | Geographic location |
Darwin | 1903 | 1955 | TAS | Charles Darwin | Scientist |
Denison | 1903 | 2019 | TAS | William Denison | Governor of Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales |
Diamond Valley | 1969 | 1984 | VIC | Diamond Creek | Geographic location |
Dundas | 1977 | 1993 | NSW | Henry Dundas | Scottish politician, aristocrat |
East Sydney | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | East Sydney | Geographic location |
Echuca | 1901 | 1937 | VIC | Town of Echuca | Geographic location |
Evans | 1949 | 1977 | NSW | George Evans | Explorer |
Fawkner | 1906 | 1969 | VIC | John Pascoe Fawkner | Pioneer |
Fraser (I) | 1974 | 2016 | ACT | Jim Fraser | Politician |
Grampians | 1901 | 1922 | VIC | Grampians Ranges | Geographic location |
Gwydir | 1901 | 2007 | NSW | Gwydir River | Geographic location |
Hawker | 1969 | 1993 | SA | Charles Hawker | Politician |
Henty | 1913 | 1990 | VIC | Henty family | Pioneers |
Higinbotham | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | George Higinbotham | Chief Justice of Victoria |
Hoddle | 1949 | 1955 | VIC | Robert Hoddle | Surveyor, artist |
Illawarra | 1901 | 1922 | NSW | Illawarra region | Geographic location |
Isaacs (I) | 1949 | 1969 | VIC | Isaac Isaacs | Governor-General, Chief Justice of Australia |
Kalgoorlie | 1901 | 2010 | WA | City of Kalgoorlie | Geographic location |
Laanecoorie | 1901 | 1913 | VIC | Town of Laanecoorie | Geographic location |
Lang | 1901 | 1977 | NSW | John Dunmore Lang | Politician, activist |
Lawson | 1949 | 1969 | NSW | Henry Lawson | Writer, poet |
Lowe | 1949 | 2010 | NSW | Robert Lowe | British statesman |
Martin | 1922 | 1955 | NSW | James Martin | Premier, Chief Justice of New South Wales |
McMillan | 1949 | 2019 | VIC | Angus McMillan | Pioneer |
Melbourne Ports | 1901 | 2019 | VIC | Suburb of Port Melbourne | Geographic location |
Mernda | 1901 | 1913 | VIC | Town of Mernda | Geographic location |
Moira | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Shire of Moira | Geographic location |
Murray | 1949 | 2019 | VIC | Murray River | Geographic location |
Namadgi | 1996 | 1998 | ACT | Namadgi National Park | Geographic location |
Nepean | 1906 | 1922 | NSW | Evan Nepean | British politician |
Northern Melbourne | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Suburb of North Melbourne | Geographic location |
Northern Territory | 1922 | 2001 | NT | Northern Territory | Geographic location |
Oxley (I) | 1901 | 1934 | QLD | John Oxley | Explorer |
Parkes (I) | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | Henry Parkes | Premier of NSW |
Phillip | 1949 | 1993 | NSW | Arthur Phillip | Governor of New South Wales |
Port Adelaide | 1949 | 2019 | SA | Suburb of Port Adelaide | Geographic location |
Prospect | 1969 | 2010 | NSW | Prospect Reservoir | Geographic location |
Riverina-Darling | 1984 | 1993 | NSW | Riverina region and the Darling River | Geographic location |
Scullin (I) | 1955 | 1969 | VIC | James Scullin | Prime Minister |
South Australia | 1901 | 1903 | SA | South Australia | Geographic location |
South Sydney | 1901 | 1934 | NSW | Area of Southern Sydney | Geographic location |
Southern Melbourne | 1901 | 1906 | VIC | Suburb of South Melbourne | Geographic location |
Streeton | 1984 | 1990 | VIC | Arthur Streeton | Painter |
Stirling | 1955 | 2022 | WA | James Stirling | Governor of Western Australia |
St George | 1949 | 1993 | NSW | St George region | Geographic location |
Tasmania | 1901 | 1903 | TAS | Tasmania | Geographic location |
Throsby | 1984 | 2016 | NSW | Charles Throsby | Explorer |
Wakefield | 1903 | 2019 | SA | Edward Gibbon Wakefield | Pioneer |
Watson (I) | 1934 | 1969 | NSW | Chris Watson | Prime Minister |
West Sydney | 1901 | 1969 | NSW | Area of Western Sydney | Geographic location |
Wilmot | 1903 | 1984 | TAS | Sir John Eardley-Wilmot | Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land |
Wimmera | 1901 | 1977 | VIC | Wimmera region | Geographic location |
Yarra | 1901 | 1969 | VIC | Yarra River | Geographic location |
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The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, the other being the House of Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. Members of the Legislative Council are often referred to as MLCs.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is the independent statutory authority and agency of the Australian Government responsible for the management of federal Australian elections, by-elections and referendums.
Elections in Australia take place periodically to elect the legislature of the Commonwealth of Australia, as well as for each Australian state and territory and for local government councils. Elections in all jurisdictions follow similar principles, although there are minor variations between them. The elections for the Australian Parliament are held under the federal electoral system, which is uniform throughout the country, and the elections for state and territory Parliaments are held under the electoral system of each state and territory.
The Division of Grey is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was redistributed on 2 October 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who was Governor of South Australia from 1841 to 1845.
The Division of Hindmarsh is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the western suburbs of Adelaide. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was split on 2 October 1903, and was first contested at the 1903 election, though on vastly different boundaries. The Division is named after Sir John Hindmarsh, who was Governor of South Australia from 1836 to 1838. The 78 km² seat extends from the coast in the west to South Road in the east, covering the suburbs of Ascot Park, Brooklyn Park, Edwardstown, Fulham, Glenelg, Grange, Henley Beach, Kidman Park, Kurralta Park, Morphettville, Plympton, Richmond, Semaphore Park, Torrensville, West Beach and West Lakes. The Adelaide International Airport is centrally located in the electorate, making noise pollution a prominent local issue, besides the aged care needs of the relatively elderly population − the seat has one of Australia's highest proportions of citizens over the age of 65. Progressive boundary redistributions over many decades transformed Hindmarsh from a safe Labor seat in to a marginal seat often won by the government of the day.
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide. The 171 km² seat stretches from Hallett Cove and O'Halloran Hill in the north to Maslin Beach in the south, including the suburbs of Aberfoyle Park, Christie Downs, Christies Beach, Flagstaff Hill, Hackham, Hallett Cove, Huntfield Heights, Lonsdale, Maslin Beach, Moana, Morphett Vale, Old Noarlunga, Onkaparinga Hills, Port Noarlunga, Reynella, Seaford, Sheidow Park, Port Willunga, Trott Park, Woodcroft, and parts of Happy Valley and McLaren Flat.
In Australia, one vote, one value is a democratic principle, applied in electoral laws governing redistributions of electoral divisions of the House of Representatives. The principle calls for all electoral divisions to have the same number of enrolled voters, within a specified percentage of variance. The electoral laws of the federal House of Representatives, and of the state and territory parliaments, follow the principle, with a few exceptions. The principle does not apply to the Senate because, under the Australian constitution, each state is entitled to the same number of senators, irrespective of the population of the state.
The Division of Hasluck is an electoral division of the Australian House of Representatives, located in Western Australia.
The Division of Port Adelaide was an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia. The 181 km² seat extended from St Kilda in the north to Grange Road and Findon in the south with part of Salisbury to the east. Suburbs included Alberton, Beverley, Birkenhead, Cheltenham, Findon, Kilkenny, Largs Bay, Mansfield Park, North Haven, Ottoway, Parafield Gardens, Paralowie, Pennington, Port Adelaide, Queenstown, Rosewater, Salisbury Downs, Semaphore, Woodville, West Croydon, and part of Seaton. The seat also included Torrens Island and Garden Island. Port Adelaide was abolished in 2019, after a redistribution triggered by a change in representation entitlement which saw South Australia's seats in the House of Representatives reduced to ten.
The Division of Wakefield was an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia. The seat was a hybrid rural-urban electorate that stretched from Salisbury in the outer northern suburbs of Adelaide at the south of the seat right through to the Clare Valley at the north of the seat, 135 km from Adelaide. It included the suburbs of Elizabeth, Craigmore, Munno Para, and part of Salisbury, and the towns of Balaklava, Clare, Freeling, Gawler, Kapunda, Mallala, Riverton, Tarlee, Virginia, Williamstown, and part of Port Wakefield.
The Division of Tangney is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. The Division was named after Dame Dorothy Tangney, the first female member of the Australian Senate.
In Australia, a redistribution is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral divisions for the House of Representatives arising from changes in population and changes in the number of representatives. There is no redistribution for the Senate as each State constitutes a division, though with multiple members. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), an independent statutory authority, oversees the apportionment and redistribution process for federal divisions, taking into account a number of factors. Politicians, political parties and the public may make submissions to the AEC on proposed new boundaries, but any interference with their deliberations is considered a serious offence.
The 2010 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 21 August 2010 to elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a second term against the opposition centre-right Liberal Party of Australia led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia, led by Warren Truss, after Labor formed a minority government with the support of three independent MPs and one Australian Greens MP.
The 2019 Australian federal election was held on Saturday 18 May 2019 to elect members of the 46th Parliament of Australia. The election had been called following the dissolution of the 45th Parliament as elected at the 2016 double dissolution federal election. All 151 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Apportionment by country describes the practices used in various democratic countries around the world for partitioning seats in the parliament among districts or parties. See apportionment (politics) for the general principles and issues related to apportionment.