Australian federal electoral divisions
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Australian federal electoral divisions are geographically defined constituencies across Australia that each elect one member to the House of Representatives in the federal Parliament.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Australian Capital Territory federal divisions | 1 |
| Commonwealth electoral divisions | 1 |
| New South Wales federal electoral divisions | 1 |
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
ⓘ
preferential voting ⓘ |
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