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 the State of Queensland to be 88 343 which has been calculated as follows:

Number of Members of the House of Representatives to which Queensland is entitled	30
Number of electors enrolled in Queensland as at the end of the day on which the redistribution commenced (19 February 2009)	2 650 299
Quota for Queensland	88 343
Permissible maximum number of electors in a division (Quota + 10%)	97 177
Permissible minimum number of electors in a division (Quota - 10%)	79 509

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 Queensland is entitled	30
Estimated total number of electors enrolled in Queensland at the projection time (9 July 2012)	2 916 951
Average divisional enrolment at the projection time	97 232
Maximum number of electors in a division at the projection time (103.5%)	100 635
Minimum number of electors in a division at the projection time (96.5%)	93 829