Australian federal electoral divisions
E462391
Australian federal electoral divisions are geographically defined constituencies across Australia that each elect one member to the House of Representatives in the federal Parliament.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian federal electoral divisions Context triple: [Tenambit, electorateFederal, Australian federal electoral divisions]
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A.
Electoral districts of New South Wales
The Electoral districts of New South Wales are the geographically defined constituencies that each elect a representative to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the state parliament in Australia.
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B.
electorate of Arnhem
The electorate of Arnhem is a remote electoral district in Australia's Northern Territory that covers a large, sparsely populated area including many Aboriginal communities.
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C.
Australian state and territory elections
Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
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D.
electorate of Nightcliff
The electorate of Nightcliff is an urban electoral district in the Northern Territory of Australia, centered on the Darwin suburb of Nightcliff and represented in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
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E.
electorate of Daly
The electorate of Daly is a rural electoral division in Australia's Northern Territory, represented in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Australian federal electoral divisions Target entity description: Australian federal electoral divisions are geographically defined constituencies across Australia that each elect one member to the House of Representatives in the federal Parliament.
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A.
Electoral districts of New South Wales
The Electoral districts of New South Wales are the geographically defined constituencies that each elect a representative to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, the lower house of the state parliament in Australia.
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B.
electorate of Arnhem
The electorate of Arnhem is a remote electoral district in Australia's Northern Territory that covers a large, sparsely populated area including many Aboriginal communities.
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C.
Australian state and territory elections
Australian state and territory elections are periodic democratic contests held across Australia's six states and two mainland territories to choose their respective legislative representatives and governments.
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D.
electorate of Nightcliff
The electorate of Nightcliff is an urban electoral district in the Northern Territory of Australia, centered on the Darwin suburb of Nightcliff and represented in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
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E.
electorate of Daly
The electorate of Daly is a rural electoral division in Australia's Northern Territory, represented in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constituency
ⓘ
electoral district system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotType | secret ballot ⓘ |
| basisOfRepresentation | population ⓘ |
| boundaryBasis | geographic areas ⓘ |
| chamber | Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compulsoryVoting | yes ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Australian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | Section 24 of the Australian Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| createdFor | first federal election of the Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| currentTotalNumber | approximately 151 ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
election result reporting
ⓘ
electoral roll management ⓘ |
| electorEligibility | Australian citizens enrolled to vote ⓘ |
| elects | member of the Australian House of Representatives ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1901 ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includeStates |
New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includeTerritories |
Australian Capital Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | federal ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapsPublishedBy | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumNumberOfDivisionsPerOriginalState | 5 ⓘ |
| namesBasedOn |
geographic features
ⓘ
localities ⓘ prominent Australians ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersPerDivision | 1 ⓘ |
| redistributionAuthority | Australian Electoral Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistributionFrequency | approximately every seven years ⓘ |
| redistributionTrigger |
change in state or territory representation entitlement
ⓘ
malapportionment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | state electoral districts in Australia ⓘ |
| representationFormula | population-based quota per state and territory ⓘ |
| representationOfTerritories | determined by federal law ⓘ |
| representationPrinciple | one vote one value (as nearly as practicable) ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Australian electoral system ⓘ |
| usedFor |
by-elections
ⓘ
federal elections ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
instant-runoff voting
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preferential voting ⓘ |
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Subject: Australian federal electoral divisions Description of subject: Australian federal electoral divisions are geographically defined constituencies across Australia that each elect one member to the House of Representatives in the federal Parliament.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Australian Capital Territory federal divisions
this entity surface form:
New South Wales federal electoral divisions
this entity surface form:
Commonwealth electoral divisions