Quota Information
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 Victoria to be 88,093 which has been calculated as follows:
Number of Members of the House of Representatives to which Victoria is entitled |
37 |
Number of electors enrolled in Victoria at the end of the day on which the redistribution commenced (18 January 2002) |
3,259,454 |
Quota for the State |
88,093 |
Permissible maximum number of electors in a Division (quota + 10%) |
96,902 |
Permissible minimum number of electors in a Division (quota - 10%) |
79,284 |
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 Victoria is entitled |
37 |
Estimated total number of electors enrolled in Victoria at the Projection time (31 March 2006) |
3,473,637 |
Average divisional enrolment at the Projection time |
93,882 |
Maximum number of electors in a division at the Projection time (103.5%) |
97,168 |
Minimum number of electors in a division at the Projection time (96.5%) |
90,596 |
