One vote one value
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In Australia
, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of variance. In the case of the Commonwealth, the maximum variance for the House of Representatives is 10% above or below the mean. The electoral legislation of The Commonwealth for the House of Representatives
and all states follows the principle of one vote one value with some exceptions.
While all states (other than Tasmania) historically had some form of malapportionment, electoral reform in recent decades resulted in an electoral legislation and policy framework based on "one vote one value". However, in the Western Australian and Queensland Legislative Councils, seats covering areas greater than 100000 square kilometres (38,610.2 sq mi) may have slightly greater representation than their population would otherwise allow. Also in Western Australia, the Legislative Council
seats are divided by community of interest and geography, leading to significant malapportionment in favour of country areas, although the system of proportional representation
in place lessens the impact in party terms.
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...
, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of variance. In the case of the Commonwealth, the maximum variance for the House of Representatives is 10% above or below the mean. The electoral legislation of The Commonwealth for the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
and all states follows the principle of one vote one value with some exceptions.
While all states (other than Tasmania) historically had some form of malapportionment, electoral reform in recent decades resulted in an electoral legislation and policy framework based on "one vote one value". However, in the Western Australian and Queensland Legislative Councils, seats covering areas greater than 100000 square kilometres (38,610.2 sq mi) may have slightly greater representation than their population would otherwise allow. Also in Western Australia, the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
seats are divided by community of interest and geography, leading to significant malapportionment in favour of country areas, although the system of proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
in place lessens the impact in party terms.