Electorates in Australia
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Electorates in Australia
are geographically defined areas represented by a single elected Member of Parliament
. Known officially as divisions at the federal level and electoral districts at the state and territory
level, "electorates" are also commonly referred to as seats or constituencies.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
are geographically defined areas represented by a single elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
. Known officially as divisions at the federal level and electoral districts at the state and territory
States and territories of Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a...
level, "electorates" are also commonly referred to as seats or constituencies.
See also
- Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives
- Electoral divisions of the Northern TerritoryElectoral divisions of the Northern TerritoryThe Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is made up of 25 single-member electoral divisions. These currently consist of approximately 4500 people, and are the smallest such electorates in Australia, due to the Territory's small population....
- Electoral districts of Western AustraliaElectoral districts of Western AustraliaThe Western Australian Legislative Assembly is elected from 59 single-member electoral districts. These districts are often referred to as electorates or seats....
- Australian electoral systemAustralian electoral systemThe Australian electoral system has evolved over nearly 150 years of continuous democratic government, and has a number of distinctive features including compulsory voting, preferential voting and the use of proportional voting to elect the upper house, the Australian Senate.- Compulsory voting...
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territoriesParliaments of the Australian states and territoriesThe Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. Before the formation of the Commonwealth in 1901, the six Australian colonies were self-governing, with parliaments which had come into existence at various...
- State Electoral DistrictState Electoral DistrictState Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Assembly of Australian states and territories...