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Redistributions:
Rules
Generally: The
Rules would establish
a fixed pattern of multi-member electoral
district allotment, in order to remove
discretion and hence scope for inconsistencies
and anomalies in the hands of the Executive
Government or the Electoral Commission. Aim
of Rule
1:
Electoral districts with an even number of seats
would be prohibited, to avoid equal
representation of unequal voting blocs. Aim
of Rule
2: A
main aim is to reduce the variety, for each
State or Territory, of the categories of
multi-member electoral districts within it,
categorized by the number of seats per electoral
district, to a maximum of two categories as far
as possible. Aim
of Rule
3:
This states present statutory goals in a form
appropriate for multi-member electoral
districts. Aim
of Rule
4:
This ensures that the disparities in area
between the smallest and largest electoral
districts in a State under the present system do
not increase and will often decrease. Aim
of Rule
5:
This is desirable to ensure that disparities
between the largest and smallest quotas
Australia-wide are maintained within prescribed
limits. Aim
of Rule
6:
This Rule is to reduce all quotas to the
greatest extent possible consistent with the
other rules. |