Title

Part 3 - Elections

Introduction

House of Representatives electorates

Database

Parliamentary Handbook 

Date

19-12-2008

Source

Parliamentary Library

Parl No.

42

System Id

handbook/newhandbook/2008-12-19/0046

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Part 3 - Elections - Introduction - House of Representatives electorates
House of Representatives electorates

The number of electorates in each State and Territory is determined by population. There were 150 electorates contested in the 2007 election, with the entitlement for each State and Territory as follows:

NSW

Vic.

Qld

WA

SA

Tas.

ACT

NT

49

37

29

15

11

5

2

2




The election was held on 24 November 2007. This was three years, one month and 15 days after the 2004 election.