The augmented Electoral Commission for the Northern Territory (the augmented Electoral Commission) has undertaken a redistribution of the Northern Territory. In developing and considering the impacts of the redistribution, the augmented Electoral Commission has satisfied itself that the electoral divisions meet the requirements of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Electoral Act). The augmented Electoral Commission commends its redistribution for the Northern Territory.

This report is prepared to fulfil the requirements of section 74 of the Electoral Act.

Augmented Electoral Commission for the Northern Territory, Darwin

This report outlines the redistribution of the Northern Territory and the augmented Electoral Commission’s reasons supporting this redistribution.

The report consists of the following sections:

• Executive summary
• Chapter 1: Background and context

  This chapter outlines the legislative requirements of the redistribution from the release of the Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution to the determination of the names and boundaries of electoral divisions by the augmented Electoral Commission.

• Chapter 2: The augmented Electoral Commission’s redistribution and reasons for the redistribution

  This chapter outlines the augmented Electoral Commission’s redistribution and the reasons for this redistribution. Also included is the augmented Electoral Commission’s approach to formulating the names and boundaries of electoral divisions.

• Chapter 3: Implementation of the redistribution

  This chapter outlines what the implementation of the redistribution means in practice for residents of the Northern Territory, the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.

• Appendices