Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
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Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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section of the Constitution of Australia → |
| appliesTo |
House of Representatives
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federal electoral apportionment → original states of the Commonwealth → |
| category |
Australian constitutional law
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electoral law of Australia → provisions about the Parliament of Australia → |
| constrains |
Parliament’s power to alter the size of the House of Representatives
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Parliament’s power to alter the size of the Senate without referendum → |
| containsRule | nexus between the size of the House of Representatives and the Senate → |
| defines | method for apportioning House of Representatives seats among the states → |
| draftedBy | framers of the Australian Constitution → |
| establishesPrinciple |
proportional representation of the states by population in the House of Representatives
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representation of the people in the House of Representatives → |
| governs |
composition of the House of Representatives
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election of the House of Representatives → |
| hasLegalEffect |
determines distribution of House of Representatives seats among states
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guarantees minimum representation for each original state → |
| hasShortDescription | provision on representation and size of the House of Representatives → |
| influences |
redistribution of electoral boundaries
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size of federal electorates → |
| inForceSince | 1 January 1901 → |
| interpretedBy | High Court of Australia → |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia → |
| languageIncludes |
phrase "directly chosen by the people"
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requirement that the number of members chosen in the several states shall be in proportion to the respective numbers of their people → |
| linkedTo |
Section 128 of the Australian Constitution
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Section 29 of the Australian Constitution → Section 51 of the Australian Constitution → Section 7 of the Australian Constitution → |
| locatedIn |
Chapter I of the Australian Constitution
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Part III of Chapter I of the Australian Constitution → |
| partOf | Australian Constitution → |
| protectsMinimumRepresentationFor | original states in the House of Representatives → |
| requires |
each original state to have at least five members in the House of Representatives
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members of the House of Representatives to be directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth → members of the House of Representatives to be directly chosen by the people of the states → number of members of the House of Representatives to be, as nearly as practicable, twice the number of senators → quota method for determining state representation in the House of Representatives → use of latest Commonwealth statistics of population for apportionment → |
| subjectMatter | The House of Representatives NERFINISHED → |
| underpins | principle of representative democracy at the federal level in Australia → |
| usedIn | constitutional challenges concerning electoral representation → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Representatives of Australia
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sectionOfConstitution
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Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
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