Western Australia redistribution

6. Comments on objections to the proposed redistribution Closed

Closed on Fri 30 April 2021

The Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution of federal electoral divisions in Western Australia was released on Friday 19 March 2021.

Members of the public were invited to submit written comments on objections to the proposed redistribution from Monday 19 April 2021 to Friday 30 April 2021.

Comments on objections may concern one or more proposed electoral divisions and may be about:

  • one or more objections,
  • names of proposed electoral divisions,
  • boundaries of proposed electoral divisions, or
  • the names and boundaries of proposed electoral divisions.
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The 2 comments on objections received by the Electoral Commission are provided in full below.

No Submitted by Topics referred to Divisions referred to Objections referred to
COB1 Ron and Annette Rowton Division boundaries Burt and Canning OB19 and OB22
COB2 WA Labor Division boundaries Cowan, Perth and Stirling OB27

Viewing comments on objections

Comments on objections are also available for perusal at the AEC office on Level 13, 200 St Georges Terrace, Perth.

Report of Western Australian Redistribution Committee

This material can also be inspected at AEC offices in Western Australia.

Guidance for those commenting on objections to the proposed redistribution of Western Australia

Guidelines were available to help with your submission. Those making submissions were recommended to look at:

Comments on objections may concern one or more proposed electoral divisions and may be about:

  • one or more objections,
  • names of proposed electoral divisions,
  • boundaries of proposed electoral divisions, or
  • the names and boundaries of proposed electoral divisions.

In developing a comment on objections about the names of proposed electoral divisions, members of the public were advised it may be helpful to consider:

More information about Sadie Canning can be found at the School of Isolated and Distance Education Hall of Fame.

In developing a comment on objections about the boundaries of a proposed electoral division, members of the public were advised it may be helpful to consider:

The views expressed in the material reproduced above are those of the individuals or organisations who lodged the comment on objections, not the Western Australia Redistribution Committee or the AEC.

Updated: 3 May 2021

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