Research Report 4 - Australian Federal Redistributions 1901-2003: Part Two

Part Two: Electoral Redistributions 1901–2003

The following individual redistribution reports are a snap shot of information pertinent to the process of conducting a redistribution. The format for these reports changes for redistributions conducted after the 1984 amendments and includes projected figures.

The layout is based upon the usual AEC convention of the largest state to the smallest, i.e. New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

It should also be pointed out that some of the information required has not been readily available due to the differences in records, for example some redistribution reports clearly identified the area of the divisions, others have not.

Brief History

This section contains a very brief overview for the reasons for the redistribution and identifies the members of the various Committees.

Redistribution Timetable

This table provides a ready reference for the key dates concerning the redistribution.

Enrolment Data

This section provides the key enrolment data, such as the quota and maximum and minimum variations allowable for each particular redistribution.

Divisional Snapshot

Lists the largest and smallest division by enrolment as well as those divisions created and abolished. The figures cited are those at the time of the redistribution.

Elections held based on the redistribution

Provides a list of federal elections, by-elections and referenda held based on the boundaries of the redistribution. Unless otherwise described references to Senate elections are for half-senate elections. On three separate occasions the cycle of the Senate and the House of Representatives has aligned which resulted in simultaneous elections, as opposed to the Government of the day calling a double dissolution.

Measures of Malapportionment

These are the key indicators of whether or not the redistribution has been a success from a numerical perspective. Volume two will contain the statistical analysis, which resulted in these calculations.

Division Summary

This table provides a ready reference for comparing individual divisions with current enrolment and the actual variation relevant to the determination of the quota and the acceptable margin of difference.

Individual Redistribution Reports

New South Wales

Year	Date of Final Determination
1900	11 December
1906	13 July
1913	27 February
1922	13 September
1934	01 August
1949	11 May
1955	30 August
1968	21 November
1977	31 October
1984	11 October
1992	31 January
2000	11 February

Victoria

Year	Date of Final Determination
1900	26 September
1906	13 July
1913	01 February
1922	04 October
1937	21 July
1949	11 May
1955	10 August
1968	21 November
1977	31 October
1984	14 September
1989	05 June
1994	20 December
2003	29 January

Queensland

Year	Date of Final Determination
1900	04 December
1906	13 July
1913	01 February
1922	13 September
1934	01 August
1949	11 May
1955	10 August
1969	27 February
1977	31 October
1984	13 September
1992	28 January
1994	01 December
1997	10 December
2003	25 November

Western Australia

Year	Date of Final Determination
1900	05 December
1906	13 July
1913	01 February
1922	13 September
1937	28 July
1949	11 May
1955	10 August
1968	21 November
1974	19 April
1977	07 November
1980	28 February
1984	31 August
1989	31 March
1997	06 March
2000	20 November

South Australia

Year	Date of Final Determination
1903	02 October
1922	13 September
1934	01 August
1949	11 May
1955	19 October
1968	21 November
1977	31 October
1984	03 September
1992	17 January
1999	13 August
2003	17 December

Tasmania

Year	Date of Final Determination
1903	02 October
1922	13 September
1949	11 May
1955	30 August
1968	21 November
1977	31 October
1984	12 September
1992	01 April
2000	11 February

Australian Capital Territory

Year	Date of Final Determination
1974	19 April
1984	23 August
1992	23 March
1994	30 September
1997	10 December

Northern Territory

Year	Date of Final Determination
2003	19 February