In accordance with Section 65 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the Electoral Commissioner has determined the quota of electors for the purpose of the redistribution of the State of New South Wales to be 82,202 which has been calculated as follows:

Number of Members of the House of Representatives to which the State of New South Wales is entitled	50
Number of electors enrolled in the State at the end of the day on which the redistribution commenced, 26 February 1999	4,110,100
Quota for the State	82,202
Permissible maximum number of electors in a Division	90,422
Permissible minimum number of electors in a Division	73,982

For the purposes of Section 66(3) of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, the following figures will apply:

Number of Members of the House of Representatives to which the State of New South Wales is entitled	50
Estimated total number of electors enrolled in the State at the Projection time (30 June 2003)	4,392,223
Average divisional enrolment at the Projection time	87,844
Maximum number of electors in a division at the Projection time	90,918
Minimum number of electors in a division at the Projection time	84,770