Classification of electoral division names

Updated: 5 October 2021

Summary of electoral divisions as at 2 August 2021
Category	Federal electoral divisions in this category
Electoral division is named after one or more people	116 of 151 (76.8%)
Electoral division is named after a man	90 of 151 (59.6%)
Electoral division is named after a woman	17 of 151 (11.3%)
Electoral division is jointly named	9 of 151 (6.0%)
Electoral division is named after a former Prime Minister	22 of 151 (14.6%)
Electoral division is named after a geographical feature	35 of 151 (23.2%)
Electoral division is named for an aboriginal person or word	24 of 151 (15.9%)
Electoral division is named for an aboriginal person	8 of 151 (5.3%)
Electoral division is named for an aboriginal word	16 of 151 (10.6%)
Electoral division name is that of an original Federation electoral division name	36 of 151 (23.8%)

Note:

Jointly named electoral divisions are those which have been named for a husband and wife, for a family or for a group of individuals with a common surname who may or may not be related.
Electoral divisions named for an aboriginal word include those named for an anglicised version of an aboriginal word.
Federation electoral divisions are those which were in place for the 1901 election.

The spreadsheet classifies Federal electoral division names according to the guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions. Data is presented at the divisional and state/territory level.

More information on guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions

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