Following findings by the Australian Statistician, the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has found no reason to increase the number of seats in the House of Representatives.

 

Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn has determined that population figures do not trigger any additional redistribution processes ahead of the next federal election, which means each state and territory will elect the same number of representatives as at the 2010 federal election.

 

Mr Killesteyn made the determination on 29 September 2011 in accordance with section 46 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 using population figures provided by the Australian Statistician. The number of members is calculated by dividing the relative population of each state and territory by a set quota.

 

"The latest official data provided by the Australian Statistician does not result in an increase or decrease in the number of federal House of Representatives seats currently allocated to each Australian state and territory," Mr Killesteyn said.

 

The number of representatives for each state and territory remains unchanged at:

State/Territory

Entitlement

New South Wales

48

Victoria

37

Queensland

30

Western Australia

15

South Australia

11

Tasmania

5

Australian Capital Territory

2

Northern Territory

2

 

The official figures, including calculations, are published in the Commonwealth Gazette today and are available on the Redistribution Overview page.