Proposed redistribution Tasmania into electoral divisions

Updated: 1 May 2017

Appendices

Appendix A: Summary of compliance with legislative requirements
Appendix B: Calculating the representation entitlements of Tasmania
Appendix C: Operation of statutory requirements for the making of a proposed redistribution
Appendix D: Suggestions for the Tasmanian redistribution
Appendix E: Comments on suggestions for the Tasmanian redistribution
Appendix F: Redistribution Committee response to themes contained in suggestions and comments on suggestions
Appendix G: Constructing proposed electoral boundaries
Appendix H: Guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions
Appendix I: Timetable for the remainder of the redistribution of Tasmania
Appendix J: General description of how proposed electoral divisions are constituted

Appendix A: Summary of compliance with legislative requirements

Appendix A: Summary of compliance with legislative requirements
Provision of the Electoral Act	Requirement	Compliance
para 59(2)(c)	Basis for conducting redistribution	More than seven years had elapsed since the last redistribution of Tasmania was determined on Monday 16 February 2009
para 59(3)(b)	A direction to commence a redistribution shall not be made within one year before the date of expiry of a House of Representatives by effluxion of time	The 44th Parliament was due to expiry because of effluxion of time on Friday 11 November 2016. A direction to commence the redistribution could therefore not be made after Wednesday 11 November 2015
ss.59(4)	The redistribution was required to commence within 30 days after the first meeting day of the first meeting of the next following House of Representatives	The redistribution commenced on Thursday 1 September 2016
ss.59(1)	Direction to commence redistribution via notice published in the Gazette	Gazette notice published on Thursday 1 September 2016
ss.63A(2)	Projection time for equality of enrolments	The Electoral Commission noted on Wednesday 24 August 2016 that the projection time is Friday 14 May 2021
ss.65(1)	Determination of current enrolment quota by written instrument	The Electoral Commissioner determined the quota by signing the written instrument on Wednesday 7 September 2016
ss.60(1)	Appointment of the Redistribution Committee by written instrument	The Electoral Commission signed the written instrument on Tuesday 18 October 2016
ss.64(1) and 64(2)	Invitation to make written suggestions and written comments on suggestions	Gazette notice published on Wednesday 2 November 2016 Newspaper notices were published on Saturday 5 November 2016 in: The Advocate, The Examiner, The Mercury, The Weekend Australian
para 64(1)(a)	Suggestions close at 6pm on the 5th Friday after publication of the Gazette notice	Suggestions closed at 6pm (AEDT) on Friday 2 December 2016
ss.64(3)	Suggestions made available for public perusal on the 5th Monday after publication of the Gazette notice	Suggestions were made available in the office of the Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania on Monday 5 December 2016
para 64(1)(b)	Comments on suggestions close at 6pm on the 7th Friday after publication of the Gazette notice	Comments closed at 6pm (AEDT) on Friday 16 December 2016
ss.64(4)	Consideration of all suggestions and comments on suggestions received by the statutory timeframe	The Redistribution Committee considered each of the 21 suggestions and eight comments on suggestions received at their meetings
ss.66(1)	The Redistribution Committee shall make a proposed redistribution	The Redistribution Committee’s proposed redistribution is stated in Chapter 2 of this report
s.67	Reasons for the proposed redistribution are stated in writing	The Redistribution Committee’s reasons are stated in Chapter 2 and Appendix F of this report

Appendix B: Calculating the representation entitlements of Tasmania

Division 3 of Part III of the Electoral Act specifies the legislative requirements to be followed in determining the representation of each state and territory in the House of Representatives.⁷⁸

The Electoral Commissioner is required to follow this process once a House of Representatives has met continuously for a period of 12 months after the day of its first meeting.⁷⁹ This process was most recently undertaken in November 2014.⁸⁰

The Electoral Commissioner is first required to ascertain the number of people of:

the Commonwealth,
each of the States,
the Australian Capital Territory,
the Northern Territory,
the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
the Territory of Christmas Island, and
each of the other Territories.⁸¹

This ascertainment is to be made using statistics supplied by the Australian Statistician which have most recently before the reference day been compiled and published in a regular series under the Census and Statistics Act 1905.⁸² ⁸³

Table J: Populations ascertained by the then acting Electoral Commission on Thursday 13 November 2014
Jurisdication	Population
The States
New South Wales	7,500,617
Victoria	5,821,269
Queensland	4,708,510
Western Australia	2,565,588
South Australia	1,682,635
Tasmania	514,684
The Commonwealth^a	22,793,303
The Territories^b
Australian Capital Territory^{c d}	386,092
Northern Territory^d	243,689
The Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands	572
The Territory of Christmas Island	2,217
Australian Antarctic Territory	102
Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands	0
Coral Sea Islands Territory	4
Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands	0

Pursuant to section 45 of the Electoral Act, the number of the people of the Commonwealth does not include the people of the Territories.
Pursuant to section 38A of the Electoral Act, the Territory of Norfolk Island is not taken to be a Territory for the purposes of this ascertainment.
Pursuant to section 4(1) of the Electoral Act, the Jervis Bay Territory is taken to be part of the Australian Capital Territory for the purposes of this ascertainment.
Pursuant to section 46(2) of the Electoral Act, a Norfolk Island resident who is enrolled in a Territory under section 95AA(3) of the Electoral Act is included in the count of the population of that Territory for the purposes of this ascertainment.

To determine the number of members of the House of Representatives each state and territory is entitled to, the Electoral Commissioner is required to calculate the population quota using the following formula:⁸⁴

Table K shows the figures used to calculate the population quota.

Table K: Population quota calculated on Thursday 13 November 2014
Number of the people of the Commonwealth as ascertained by the then acting Electoral Commissioner on Thursday 13 November 2014	22,793,303
Twice the number of senators for the States (2 x (12 x 6))	144
Population quota	158,286.8264

Table L shows the figures used to calculate the number of members of the House of Representatives Tasmania is entitled to.

Table L: Calculation of the number of members of the House of Representatives to which Tasmania is entitled
Number of the people of Tasmania as ascertained by the then acting Electoral Commissioner on Thursday 13 November 2014	514,684
Population quota	158,286.8264
Number of members of the House of Representatives for Tasmania	3.2516
Number of members of the House of Representatives for Tasmania – application of rounding rule	3
Number of members of the House of Representatives for Tasmania – application of Constitution	5

Section 24 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act specifies the requirements for the composition of the House of Representatives, requiring that ‘… five members at least shall be chosen in each Original State’. Original States are defined in section 6 as meaning ‘… such States are parts of the Commonwealth at its establishment’.

As Tasmania is an Original State, it is guaranteed a minimum of five members of the House of Representatives.

Appendix C: Operation of statutory requirements for the making of a proposed redistribution

Section 66 of the Electoral Act requires the Redistribution Committee to abide by the following requirements:

make a proposed redistribution of Tasmania,
the number of electoral divisions Tasmania is to be divided into equal the number of members of the House of Representatives to be chosen in Tasmania at a general election, and
abide by the following requirements:

Section 66 of the Electoral Act requires the Redistribution Committee to abide by the following requirements:

make a proposed redistribution of the Northern Territory,
the number of electoral divisions the Northern Territory is to be divided into equal the number of members of the House of Representatives to be chosen in the Northern Territory at a general election, and
abide by the following requirements:
1. In making the proposed redistribution, the Redistribution Committee:
  1. shall, as far as practicable, endeavour to ensure that, if the State or Territory were redistributed in accordance with the proposed redistribution, the number of electors enrolled in each Electoral Division in the State or Territory would not, at the projection time determined under section 63A, be less than 96.5% or more than 103.5% of the average divisional enrolment of that State or Territory at that time; and
  2. subject to paragraph (a), shall give due consideration, in relation to each proposed Electoral Division, to:
    1. community of interests within the proposed Electoral Division, including economic, social and regional interests;
    2. means of communication and travel within the proposed Electoral Division;
    1. the physical features and area of the proposed Electoral Division; and
    2. the boundaries of existing Divisions in the State or Territory;
      and subject thereto, the quota of electors for the State or Territory shall be the basis for the proposed redistribution, and the Redistribution Committee may adopt a margin of allowance, to be used whenever necessary, but in no case shall the quota be departed from to a greater extent than one-tenth more or one-tenth less.
1. (A) When applying subsection (3), the Redistribution Committee must treat the matter in subparagraph (3)(b)(v) as subordinate to the matters in subparagraphs (3)(b)(i), (ii) and (iv).

These statutory requirements are expressed in a hierarchical order.

The purpose of paragraph 3(a) is suggested by its history. It has undergone some transformation since the Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983 stipulated that boundaries were to be drawn, as far as practicable, to achieve equal numbers of electors in each of a state’s electoral divisions three-and-a-half years after a redistribution. By 1984 ‘it was observed that the three-and-a-half year rule had in some areas forced the adoption, on purely numerical grounds, of boundaries which took little account of perceived community of interest’.⁸⁵ Therefore, in 1987, the rule was relaxed to permit a measure of tolerance to plus or minus two percent from average projected enrolment. Subsequently, the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters concluded that:

the numerical criteria do not allow “due consideration”, in the words of the Act, to be given to the qualitative factors. Rather, the political parties and others attempting to frame electoral boundaries essentially find themselves engaged in a mathematical modelling exercise. In order to relax the enrolment requirements to that extent necessary to allow a realistic degree of flexibility the Committee recommends… that sub-sections 66(3)(a) and 73(4)(a) of the Electoral Act be amended, so as to extend the variation from average divisional enrolment allowed three-and-a-half years after a redistribution from two to 3.5 percent⁸⁶

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters also, in the same report, refers to its recommended amendment as one that ‘would maintain substantial restrictions on malapportionment [and] would allow other legitimate policy objectives to be more effectively met’.

Paragraph 3(a) follows this recommendation. The terms of the recommendation, and the discussion which preceded it, make clear the purpose of paragraph 3(a), as it now stands, and how it was intended to interact with the other criteria set out in the sub-paragraphs of paragraph (b), to which also ‘due consideration’ must be given. The Redistribution Committee has considered the suggestions and comments and made its proposed redistribution on this basis.

In summary, the primary criteria are to:

endeavour to ensure that the number of electors in the proposed electoral divisions are within a range of 3.5 per cent below or above the projected enrolment quota at the projection time, and
ensure that current enrolments are within 10 per cent below or above the current enrolment quota.

The secondary criteria are community of interests, means of communication and travel, and physical features and area. The Redistribution Committee also considers the boundaries of existing electoral divisions; however this criterion is subordinate to the others.

Appendix D: Suggestions for the Tasmanian redistribution

21 written suggestions were received.

No.	Submitted by	Topics referred to	Divisions referred to
S1	The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG	Division names	Denison
S2	Michael Woolford	Division names and other	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S3	Jeff Waddell	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S4	Alex Jago	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S5	Sue Drake	Division names	Denison
S6	Martin Gordon	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S7	Dr Peter Jones	Division names	Denison
S8	Timothy Thorne	Division names	Denison
S9	Andrew Wilkie MP	Division names	Denison
S10	Darren McSweeney	Division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S11	Bob Holderness-Roddam	Division names	Denison
S12	The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH	Division names	Denison
S13	West Tamar Council	Division boundaries	Bass and Lyons
S14	Mark Mulcair	Division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S15	Latrobe Council	Division boundaries	Braddon and Lyons
S16	James Walker	Division names and division boundaries	Braddon, Denison and Franklin
S17	Tasmanian Greens	Division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S18	Rodney Croome AM	Division names	Denison
S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons
S21	Ken Hart	Division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons

Appendix E: Comments on suggestions for the Tasmanian redistribution

Eight written comments on suggestions were received.

No.	Submitted by	Topics referred to	Divisions referred to	Suggestions referred to in comment
CS1	South East Region Development Association	Division names and division boundaries	Denison, Franklin and Lyons
CS2	Alex Jago	Division names and division boundaries and other	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons	S1
				S2
				S3
				S5
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				S20
				S21
CS3	Jeff Waddell	Division names and division boundaries and other	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons	S1
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				S20
CS4	Martin Gordon	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons	S1
				S3
				S6
				S13
				S15
				S19
				S20
CS5	Bob Holderness-Roddam	Division names and other	Denison	S1
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				S16
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				S20
CS6	Don Morris	Division names	Denison
CS7	Darren McSweeney	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons	S3
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				S6
				S16
				S17
				S19
				S20
				S21
CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	Division names and division boundaries	Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons	S3
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				S10
				S13
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Appendix F: Redistribution Committee response to themes contained in suggestions and comments on suggestions

Table M: Names proposed in suggestions and comments on suggestions for Tasmanian electoral divisions
Suggestions and comments on suggestions recommend…	Submission		The Redistribution Committee has proposed that…
Suggestions and comments on suggestions recommend…	No.	Submitted by	The Redistribution Committee has proposed that…
the names of the Divisions of Bass, Braddon and Lyons be retained	S2	Michael Woolford	the names of the Divisions of Bass, Braddon and Lyons be retained
the names of the Divisions of Bass, Braddon, Denison, Franklin and Lyons be retained	S3	Jeff Waddell	the names of the five electoral divisions be retained
	S6	Martin Gordon
	S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division
the Division of Dension be renamed in recognition of Andrew Inglis Clark	S1	The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG	the name of the Division of Denison be retained
	S4	Alex Jago
	S5	Sue Drake
	S7	Dr Peter Jones
	S8	Timothy Thorne
	S9	Andrew Wilkie MP
	S11	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	S12	The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH
	S18	Rodney Croome AM
	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
	CS5	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	CS6	Don Morris
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
there be an electoral division named in recognition of Andrew Inglis Clark	S2	Michael Woolford	no electoral division be named in recognition of Andrew Inglis Clark
	CS1	South East Region Development Association
the Division of Dension be renamed ‘Clark’	S1	The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG	the name of the Division of Denison be retained and not be renamed ‘Clark’
	S2	Michael Woolford
	S11	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	CS5	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	CS6	Don Morris
a newly formed electoral division be named ‘Clark’	CS1	South East Region Development Association	no new electoral division named ‘Clark’ be created
if an electoral division is named after Andrew Inglis Clark, the name be ‘Clark’	S16	James Walker	no electoral division be named in recognition of Andrew Inglis Clark
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the Division of Denison be renamed ‘Inglis Clark’	S1	The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG	the name of the Division of Denison be retained and not renamed ‘Inglis Clark’
	S4	Alex Jago
	S5	Sue Drake
	S7	Dr Peter Jones
	S8	Timothy Thorne
	S9	Andrew Wilkie MP
	S11	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	S12	The Hon Justice Duncan Kerr Chev LH
	S18	Rodney Croome AM
	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
	CS2	Alex Jago
	CS5	Bob Holderness-Roddam
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the Division of Denison not be renamed until there is a major adjustment in the configuration of the electoral division	S16	James Walker	the name of the Division of Denison be retained
	CS2	Alex Jago
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
there not be an electoral division named ‘Denison’	S2	Michael Woolford	the name of the Division of Denison be retained
	S18	Rodney Croome AM
	CS1	South East Region Development Association
there not be an electoral division named ‘Franklin’	S2	Michael Woolford	the name of the Division of Franklin be retained
there not be an electoral division named ‘Franklin’	CS1	South East Region Development Association	the name of the Division of Franklin be retained
the Division of Franklin not be renamed until there is a major adjustment in the configuration of the electoral division	CS7	Darren McSweeney	the name of the Division of Franklin be retained
a newly formed electoral division be named ‘Paredarerme’	CS1	South East Region Development Association	no new electoral division named ‘Paredarerme’ be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for a prominent Tasmanian who is female, an indigenous Tasmanian or both	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for a prominent Tasmanian who is female, an indigenous Tasmanian or both be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for ‘Aunty’ Ida West AM	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for ‘Aunty’ Ida West AM be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for Amelia Martha ‘Millie’ Best	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for Amelia Martha ‘Millie’ Best be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for Lucy Beeton	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for Lucy Beeton be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for William ‘King Billy’ Lanne	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for William ‘King Billy’ Lanne be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for Margaret Edgeworth McIntyre	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for Margaret Edgeworth McIntyre be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for Phyllis Benjamin	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for Phyllis Benjamin be created
a newly formed electoral division be named for Mary Phyllis Guy	CS7	Darren McSweeney	no new electoral division named for Mary Phyllis Guy be created

S = suggestion received and CS = comment on suggestion received (refer to Appendix D and Appendix E for full list)

Table N: Suggestions and comments on suggestions relating to the placement of electoral divisions and divisional boundaries
Suggestions and comments on suggestions recommend …	Submission		The Redistribution Committee has proposed that …
Suggestions and comments on suggestions recommend …	No.	Submitted by	The Redistribution Committee has proposed that …
Tasmania be entitled to four members of the House of Representatives, not five	S2	Michael Woolford	formed the opinion that the suggestion was not based on a ground that could be considered by the Redistribution Committee in making a proposed redistribution of electoral boundaries. The Redistribution Committee came to this conclusion because Tasmania remains entitled to five members in the House of Representatives as determined by the then acting Electoral Commissioner on Thursday 13 November 2014
Tasmania’s entitlement to members of the House of Representatives is five, as required by the Constitution	CS5	Bob Holderness-Roddam	formed the opinion that the suggestion was not based on a ground that could be considered by the Redistribution Committee in making a proposed redistribution of electoral boundaries. The Redistribution Committee came to this conclusion because Tasmania remains entitled to five members in the House of Representatives as determined by the then acting Electoral Commissioner on Thursday 13 November 2014
in configuring the boundaries of electoral divisions, it is not necessary to split local government areas	CS4	Martin Gordon	in developing the boundaries of the proposed electoral divisions, splitting local government areas is avoided, to the extent possible
the boundaries of the Division of Bass not be altered	S4	Alex Jago	as, under the Electoral Act, all proposed electoral divisions must meet the numerical requirements, the boundaries of the Division of Bass change
	S17	Tasmanian Greens
	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
	S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the portion of the Municipality of West Tamar located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the Division of Bass, which would result in the Municipality of West Tamar in its entirety being located in the Division of Bass	S3	Jeff Waddell	for community of interest reasons, the entirety of the Municipality of West Tamar be located in the proposed Division of Bass
	S6	Martin Gordon
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	S13	West Tamar Council
	S14	Mark Mulcair
	S21	Ken Hart
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the portion of the Municipality of West Tamar located in the Division of Lyons not be transferred to the Division of Bass and the Municipality of West Tamar remain split between the Divisions of Bass and Lyons	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	for community of interest reasons, the entirety of the Municipality of West Tamar be located in the proposed Division of Bass
if alterations were to be made to the boundaries of the Division of Bass, the localities of Devon Hills and Western Junction be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Bass	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	for community of interest reasons, the localities of Devon Hills and Western Junction be retained in the proposed Division of Lyons
alter the southern and western boundaries of the Division of Bass to transfer the north-eastern part of the Division of Lyons into the Division of Bass	S21	Ken Hart	to meet the numerical requirements of the Electoral Act and for community of interest reasons: the portion of the Municipality of Latrobe located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the proposed Division of Braddon, and the portion of the Municipality of West Tamar located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the proposed Division of Bass
the southern outskirts of Launceston be transferred from the Division of Bass to the Division of Lyons	S21	Ken Hart	for community of interest reasons, the southern outskirts of Launceston be retained in the proposed Division of Bass
the Port Sorrell area of the Municipality of Latrobe be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Bass	S21	Ken Hart	for community of interest reasons, the portion of the Municipality of Latrobe located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the proposed Division of Braddon, which would result in the entirety of the Municipality of Latrobe being located in the proposed Division of Braddon
the Port Sorrell area be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Braddon, which would result in the Municipality of Latrobe in its entirety being located in the Division of Braddon	S3	Jeff Waddell	for community of interest reasons, the portion of the Municipality of Latrobe located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the proposed Division of Braddon, which would result in the entirety of the Municipality of Latrobe being located in the proposed Division of Braddon
	S4	Alex Jago
	S6	Martin Gordon
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	S14	Mark Mulcair
	S15	Latrobe Council
	S16	James Walker
	S17	Tasmanian Greens
	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
	CS2	Alex Jago
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the town of Railton and the surrounding parts of the Municipality of Kentish be transferred from the Division of Lyons into the Division of Braddon	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	for community of interest reasons, the town of Railton and the surrounding parts of the Municipality of Kentish remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the town of Railton and the surrounding parts of the Municipality of Kentish not be transferred from the Division of Lyons into the Division of Braddon but be retained in the Division of Lyons	CS3	Jeff Waddell	for community of interest reasons, the town of Railton and the surrounding parts of the Municipality of Kentish remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the Municipality of Kentish be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Braddon	S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division	for community of interest reasons, the Municipality of Kentish remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
the entirety of the Municipality of Kentish not be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Braddon at this time	CS4	Martin Gordon	for community of interest reasons, the Municipality of Kentish remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
extend the western boundary of the Division of Braddon to transfer Bothwell, Glenora, Ouse and Westerway from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Braddon	S21	Ken Hart	Bothwell, Glenora, Ouse and Westerway remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
the portion of the Municipality of Meander Valley located in the Division of Lyons be transferred to the Division of Bass, which would result in the Municipality of Meander Valley in its entirety being located in the Division of Bass	S21	Ken Hart	the Municipality of Meander Valley continue to be split between the proposed Divisions of Bass and Lyons
the boundaries of the Division of Denison not be altered	S4	Alex Jago	as, under the Electoral Act, all proposed electoral divisions must meet the numerical requirements, the boundaries of the Division of Denison change
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	S14	Mark Mulcair
Macquarie Island be located in a reconstituted Division of Denison	S3	Jeff Waddell	Macquarie Island remain in the proposed Division of Franklin
the portion of the Municipality of Kingborough located in the Division of Franklin be transferred to the Division of Denison, which would locate the Municipality of Kingborough in its entirety in the Division of Denison	S6	Martin Gordon	the Municipality of Kingborough continue to be split between the proposed Divisions of Denison and Franklin
the Municipality of Huon Valley be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison	S6	Martin Gordon	the Municipality of Huon Valley remain in the proposed Division of Franklin
the localities of Longley, Sandfly and Kaoota be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison	S17	Tasmanian Greens	the localities of Longley, Sandfly and Kaoota remain part of the proposed Division of Franklin
the locality of Sandfly not be transferred into the Division of Denison but be retained in the Division of Franklin	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	the locality of Sandfly remain part of the proposed Division of Franklin
all parts of the locality of Kingston not be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison but be retained in the Division of Franklin	S17	Tasmanian Greens	the locality of Kingston continue to be split between the proposed Divisions of Denison and Franklin
the locality of Kingston Beach be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch	the locality of Kingston Beach remain in the proposed Division of Franklin
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the Huon Highway be used as the southern boundary of the Division of Denison	S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division	the boundary between the proposed Divisions of Denison and Franklin be altered from Sandfly Road and Huon Road to the Huon Highway
	CS4	Martin Gordon
move some of the Channel from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison	S21	Ken Hart	the Channel remain in the proposed Division of Franklin
move the Municipality of Huon Valley and the Channel from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Denison	S21	Ken Hart	the Municipality of Huon Valley and the Channel remain in the proposed Division of Franklin
the localities of Brighton and Bridgewater be transferred from the Division of Lyons to the Division of Franklin	S3	Jeff Waddell	for community of interest reasons, the localities of Brighton and Bridgewater remain in the proposed Division of Lyons
the City of Glenorchy be transferred from the Division of Denison to the Division of Franklin	S3	Jeff Waddell	the City of Glenorchy remain in the proposed Division of Denison
	S6	Martin Gordon
the Municipality of Clarence be retained in the Division of Franklin	S6	Martin Gordon	with the exception of the locality of Richmond which is located in the proposed Division of Lyons, the Municipality of Clarence be retained in the Division of Franklin
the northern shores of Hobart be transferred from the Division of Denison to the Division of Franklin	S21	Ken Hart	the northern shores of Hobart be retained in the Division of Denison
the Division of Franklin consist of the City of Clarence and the City of Glenorchy	CS4	Martin Gordon	the proposed Division of Franklin will consist of the: Municipality of Huon Valley, part of the City of Clarence, and part of the Municipality of Kingborough
the localities of Cambridge, Risdon Vale, Richmond and South Arm be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Lyons	S3	Jeff Waddell	for community of interest reasons: the locality of Richmond be located in the proposed Division of Lyons the localities of Cambridge, Risdon Vale and South Arm continue to be located in the proposed Division of Franklin
the Sorrell – Richmond SA2 be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Lyons	S17	Tasmanian Greens	for community of interest reasons, the Sorrell – Richmond SA2 in its entirety be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
the locality of Richmond be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Lyons	S20	The Liberal Party of Australia Tasmanian Division	for community of interest reasons, the locality of Richmond be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
the locality of Richmond be retained in the Division of Franklin	S6	Martin Gordon	for community of interest reasons, the locality of Richmond be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the Municipality of Dorset be transferred from the Division of Bass to the Division of Lyons	S3	Jeff Waddell	the Municipality of Dorset be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	S21	Ken Hart
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the Municipality of Dorset not be transferred to the Division of Lyons but be retained in the Division of Bass	S6	Martin Gordon	the Municipality of Dorset be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
	S14	Mark Mulcair
the Municipality of Flinders be transferred from the Division of Bass to the Division of Lyons	S3	Jeff Waddell	the Municipality of Flinders be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the Municipality of Flinders not be transferred to the Division of Lyons but be retained in the Division of Bass	S6	Martin Gordon	the Municipality of Flinders be located in the proposed Division of Lyons
	S14	Mark Mulcair
the portion of the locality of Old Beach located in the Division of Franklin be transferred to the Division of Lyons, which would result in the suburb of Old Beach and the Municipality of Brighton in their entirety being located in the Division of Lyons	S4	Alex Jago	for community of interest reasons, locating the Old Beach area in the proposed Division of Lyons, thereby locating the Municipality of Brighton in its entirety in the proposed Division of Lyons
	S6	Martin Gordon
	S10	Darren McSweeney
	S14	Mark Mulcair
	S16	James Walker
	S19	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
	CS2	Alex Jago
	CS3	Jeff Waddell
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
	CS8	Australian Labor Party Tasmanian Branch
the portion of the locality of Old Beach located in the Division of Franklin be retained in the Division of Franklin	S17	Tasmanian Greens	for community of interest reasons, locating the Old Beach area in the proposed Division of Lyons, thereby locating the Municipality of Brighton in its entirety in the proposed Division of Lyons
the portion of the Municipality of Meander Valley located in the Division of Bass be transferred to the Division of Lyons, which would result in the Municipality of Meander Valley in its entirety being located in the Division of Lyons	S6	Martin Gordon	the Municipality of Meander Valley continue to be split between the proposed Divisions of Bass and Lyons
	S14	Mark Mulcair
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
the area around Sorell be transferred from the Division of Franklin to the Division of Lyons	S21	Ken Hart	the area around Sorell be retained in the Division of Lyons
the City of Glenorchy be transferred from the Division of Denison to the Division of Lyons	CS1	South East Region Development Association	the City of Glenorchy remain in the proposed Division of Denison
an electoral division be created consisting of the City of Hobart, the Municipality of Huon Valley and the Municipality of Kingborough	S3	Jeff Waddell	a new electoral division not be created at this time and: the Municipality of Kingborough continue to be split across the proposed Divisions of Denison and Franklin, the City of Hobart continue to be located in the proposed Division of Denison, and the Municipality of Huon Valley continue to be located in the proposed Division of Franklin
	CS1	South East Region Development Association
	CS4	Martin Gordon
	CS7	Darren McSweeney
a new electoral division be created consisting of the City of Clarence and the Municipalities of Brighton, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Sorrell, Tasman and possibly Southern Midlands	CS1	South East Region Development Association	a new electoral division not be created at this time and: the City of Clarence continue to be split across the proposed Divisions of Franklin and Lyons, and the Municipalities of Brighton, Glamorgan-Spring Bay, Sorrell, Tasman and Southern Midlands continue to be retained in the proposed Division of Lyons
the division spanning the Derwent River consist of part of the City of Clarence, the entirety of the City of Glenorchy and part of the Municipality of Brighton	CS7	Darren McSweeney	the proposed Division of Franklin, which spans the Derwent River, will consist of the: Municipality of Huon Valley, part of the City of Clarence, and part of the Municipality of Kingborough

S = suggestion received and CS = comment on suggestion received (refer to Appendix D and Appendix E for full list)

Appendix G: Constructing proposed electoral boundaries

The AEC maintains the electoral roll on the basis of alignment to SA1s, and is able to provide data on enrolments and projected enrolments at this level. Accordingly, in formulating its proposals, the Redistribution Committee used SA1s as its basic building blocks. The SA1s have defined boundaries and are of differing sizes and shapes. In cases where the Redistribution Committee considered that a particular SA1 boundary was inappropriate for use as an electoral division boundary, the SA1 was split to provide a more meaningful boundary.

The indicative area of electoral divisions in Tasmania has been calculated by aggregating the area of:

all land-based SA1s;
any parts of land-based SA1s; and
any lakes, ponds, rivers, creeks, wetlands or marshes not already included in land-based SA1s, that are contained within the divisional boundary of each electoral division.

Areas are calculated using the AEC’s Electoral Boundary Mapping System (EBMS), developed within the ‘MapInfo Professional’ software package.

The Redistribution Committee used EBMS as an aid to modelling various boundary options.

Appendix H: Guidelines for naming federal electoral divisions

Determining the names of federal electoral divisions is part of the process of conducting a federal redistribution within a state or territory.

The criteria used by redistribution committees to propose the names of electoral divisions, and used by augmented electoral commissions to determine the names of electoral divisions, have previously been the subject of recommendations from the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters. From these recommendations, a set of guidelines were developed as a point of reference only.

It should be noted that redistribution committees and augmented electoral commissions are in no way bound by the guidelines.

Naming after persons

In the main, electoral divisions should be named after deceased Australians who have rendered outstanding service to their country.

When new electoral divisions are created the names of former Prime Ministers should be considered.

Federation Divisional names

Every effort should be made to retain the names of original federation electoral divisions.

Geographical names

Locality or place names should generally be avoided, but in certain areas the use of geographical features may be appropriate (e.g. Perth).

Aboriginal names

Aboriginal names should be used where appropriate and as far as possible existing Aboriginal divisional names should be retained.

Other criteria

The names of Commonwealth electoral divisions should not duplicate existing state districts.

Qualifying names may be used where appropriate (e.g. Melbourne Ports, Port Adelaide).

Names of electoral divisions should not be changed or transferred to new areas without very strong reasons.

When two or more electoral divisions are partially combined, as far as possible the name of the new electoral division should be that of the old electoral division which had the greatest number of electors within the new boundaries. However, where the socio-demographic nature of the electoral division in question has changed significantly, this should override the numerical formula.

Appendix I: Timetable for the remainder of the redistribution of Tasmania

Provision of the Electoral Act	Requirement	Date
ss.68(2)	Invitation to make written objections and written comments on objections	Gazette notice to be published on Friday 5 May 2017
para 68(2)(a)	Objections close at 6pm on the 4th Friday after publication of the Gazette notice	Written objections must be received by 6pm (AEST) on Friday 2 June 2017
ss.69(2)	Objections made available for public perusal starting on the 5th Monday after publication of the Gazette notice	Objections will be made available in the office of the Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania and on the AEC website on Monday 5 June 2017
para 68(2)(b)	Comments on objections close at 6pm on the 6th Friday after publication of the Gazette notice	Comments on objections must be received by 6pm (AEST) on Friday 16 June 2017
ss.69(4)	Comments on objections made available for public perusal starting on the 7th Monday after publication of the Gazette notice	Comments on objections will be made available in the office of the Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania and on the AEC website on Monday 19 June 2017
ss.72(1)	Consideration of all objections and comments on objections received by the statutory timeframe	The augmented Electoral Commission will consider objections and comments on objections during July and August 2017
ss.72(3)	Public inquiry/inquiries into objections and comments on objections held (if required)	Date(s) to be advised¹
para 72(10)(b)	The augmented Electoral Commission announces the proposed redistribution	Date to be advised
ss.72(12) and 72(13)	Further objection period – if required	Date(s) to be advised
ss.73(1)	Determination of names and boundaries of electoral divisions published in the Gazette	Tuesday 14 November 2017
ss.75(2)	Redistribution report laid before both Houses of Parliament	Date to be advised
	Redistribution report and maps available to the public	Date to be advised

Note:

A public inquiry, if required, would be held in the period July and August 2017.

Appendix J: General description of how proposed electoral divisions are constituted

The following tables show how each proposed electoral division has been constructed from existing electoral divisions. The unit to display this construction is SA2s.⁸⁷ Each SA2 comprises a number of SA1s.

Proposed electoral divisions are displayed in alphabetical order.

Proposed Division of Bass
Proposed division make up	Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016	Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021
Electors retained from the current Division of Bass
Dilston – Lilydale (part located in City of Launceston)	3,022	2,956
George Town	4,994	4,989
Grindelwald – Lanena (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	8	8
Hadspen – Carrick (part located in Municipality of Meander Valley)	1,821	1,915
Invermay	2,168	2,175
Kings Meadow – Punchbowl	2,961	2,953
Launceston	3,699	3,821
Legana (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	2,760	2,935
Mowbray	2,198	2,235
Newnham – Mayfield	5,789	5,789
Newstead	3,643	3,786
Norwood (Tas)	2,983	3,061
Prospect Vale – Blackstone (part located in Municipality of Meander Valley)	5,019	5,318
Ravenswood	2,527	2,457
Riverside (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	4,735	4,980
Scottsdale – Bridport (part located in City of Launceston)	8	8
South Launceston	3,249	3,369
Summerhill – Prospect	3,612	3,619
Trevallyn	3,439	3,523
Waverley – St Leonards	2,507	2,605
West Launceston	3,102	3,119
Youngtown – Relbia (part located in City of Launceston)	3,539	3,570
Total electors retained from the current Division of Bass	67,783	69,191

Electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Bass
Electors transferred from the current Division of Lyons
Beauty Point – Beaconsfield (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	2,992	2,980
Grindelwald – Lanena (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	4,387	4,548
Legana (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	180	182
Riverside (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	84	86
Westbury (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	32	32
Total transferred from the current Division of Lyons	7,675	7,828
Total electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Bass	7,675	7,828
Total for proposed Division of Bass	75,458	77,019

Electors transferred from the existing Division of Bass to another proposed electoral division
Electors transferred to proposed Division of Lyons
Dilston – Lilydale (part located in Municipality of Dorset)	18	18
Scottsdale – Bridport (part located in Municipality of Dorset and part located in Municipality of Flinders)	5,831	5,849
Total transferred to proposed Division of Lyons	5,849	5,867
Total electors transferred from the existing Division of Bass to another proposed electoral division	5,849	5,867

Proposed Division of Braddon
Proposed division make up	Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016	Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021
Electors retained from the current Division of Braddon
Acton – Upper Burnie	2,424	2,461
Burnie – Ulverstone Region (part located in City of Burnie, part located in Municipality of Central Coast and part located in Municipality of Waratah-Wynard)	3,843	3,908
Burnie – Wivenhoe	2,678	2,591
Devonport	10,398	10,237
East Devonport	3,501	3,505
King Island	1,128	1,033
Latrobe (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	3,074	3,223
Miandetta – Don	2,530	2,694
North West	2,728	2,706
Parklands – Camdale	4,540	4,542
Penguin – Sulphur Creek	3,901	3,986
Port Sorell (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	273	278
Quoiba – Spreyton	2,249	2,370
Romaine – Havenview	2,581	2,606
Sheffield – Railton (part located in Municipality of Central Coast)	0	0
Smithton	2,758	2,697
Somerset	2,986	2,931
Turners Beach – Forth (part located in City of Devonport and part located in Municipality of Central Coast)	2,471	2,490
Ulverstone	5,404	5,354
Waratah	2,798	2,860
West Coast (Tas)	2,999	2,866
West Ulverstone	3,188	3,193
Wilderness – West	0	0
Wynyard	4,756	4,755
Total electors retained from the current Division of Braddon	73,208	73,286

Electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Braddon
Electors transferred from the current Division of Lyons
Latrobe (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	377	401
Port Sorell (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	4,145	4,296
Sheffield – Railton (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	9	9
Total transferred from the current Division of Lyons	4,531	4,706
Total electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Braddon	4,531	4,706
Total for proposed Division of Braddon	77,739	77,992

Proposed Division of Denison
Proposed division make up	Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016	Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021
Electors retained from the current Division of Denison
Austins Ferry – Granton (part located in City of Glenorchy)	2,630	2,672
Berriedale – Chigwell (part located in City of Glenorchy)	3,950	4,009
Claremont (Tas) (part located in City of Glenorchy)	5,621	5,677
Derwent Park – Lutana	2,962	3,062
Glenorchy	7,748	8,081
Hobart	5,513	5,643
Kingston – Huntingfield (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	1,578	1,656
Lenah Valley – Mount Stuart	6,348	6,491
Margate – Snug (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	173	173
Montrose – Rosetta	3,615	3,661
Moonah	3,726	3,876
Mount Nelson – Dynnyrne	3,085	3,318
Mount Wellington	0	0
New Town	4,217	4,393
Sandy Bay	8,207	8,266
South Hobart – Fern Tree	4,628	4,748
Taroona – Bonnet Hill	2,686	2,657
West Hobart	4,617	4,802
West Moonah	2,689	2,834
Total electors retained from the current Division of Denison	73,993	76,019

Electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Denison
Electors transferred from the current Division of Franklin
Margate – Snug (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	61	61
Total transferred from the current Division of Franklin	61	61
Total electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Denison	61	61
Total for proposed Division of Denison	74,054	76,080

Proposed Division of Franklin
Proposed division make up	Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016	Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021
Electors retained from the current Division of Franklin
Bellerive – Rosny	4,806	5,150
Bruny Island – Kettering	2,448	2,490
Cambridge	5,885	6,059
Cygnet	3,117	3,255
Derwent Valley (part located in Municipality of Huon Valley)	0	0
Geeveston – Dover	2,721	2,693
Geilston Bay – Risdon	2,600	2,768
Howrah – Tranmere	8,083	8,623
Huonville – Franklin	6,025	6,314
Kingston – Huntingfield (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	6,400	6,721
Kingston Beach – Blackmans Bay	7,772	8,150
Lindisfarne – Rose Bay	5,632	5,837
Margate – Snug (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	5,216	5,484
Mornington – Warrane	3,231	3,400
Old Beach – Otago (part located in City of Clarence)	431	473
Risdon Vale	1,692	1,708
Rokeby	4,011	4,449
South Arm	3,234	3,303
Wilderness – East (part located in Municipality of Huon Valley)	0	0
Total electors retained from the current Division of Franklin	73,304	76,877
Total for proposed Division of Franklin	73,304	76,877

Electors transferred from the existing Division of Franklin to another proposed electoral division
Electors transferred to proposed Division of Denison
Margate – Snug (part located in Municipality of Kingborough)	61	61
Total transferred to proposed Division of Denison	61	61
Electors transferred to proposed Division of Lyons
Old Beach – Otago (part located in Municipality of Brighton)	2,391	2,705
Sorell – Richmond (part located in City of Clarence)	1,302	1,354
Total transferred to proposed Division of Lyons	3,693	4,059
Total electors transferred from the existing Division of Franklin to another proposed electoral division	3,754	4,120

Proposed Division of Lyons
Proposed division make up	Enrolment as at Thursday 1 September 2016	Projected enrolment as at Friday 14 May 2021
Electors retained from the current Division of Lyons
Austins Ferry – Granton (part located in Municipality of Derwent Valley)	303	309
Berriedale – Chigwell (part located in Municipality of Derwent Valley)	0	0
Bridgewater – Gagebrook	4,659	4,731
Brighton – Pontville	3,886	4,255
Burnie – Ulverston (part located in Municipality of Kentish)	0	0
Central Highlands	1,591	1,581
Claremont (Tas) (part located in Municipality of Derwent Valley)	6	6
Deloraine	4,202	4,137
Derwent Valley (part located in Municipality of Derwent Valley)	2,142	2,164
Dilston – Lilydale (part located in Municipality of Northern Midlands)	14	14
Dodges Ferry – Lewisham	5,325	5,766
Forestier – Tasman	1,821	1,870
Grindelwald – Lanena (part located in Municipality of Meander Valley)	2	5
Hadspen – Carrick (part located in Municipality of Meander Valley)	654	674
Longford	3,043	3,096
New Norfolk	4,815	4,954
Northern Midlands	2,692	2,662
Old Beach – Otago (part located in Municipality of Brighton)	320	384
Perth – Evandale	3,843	3,950
Scottsdale – Bridport (part located in Municipality of Break O’Day)	9	9
Sheffield – Railton (part located in Municipality of Kentish)	4,556	4,659
Sorell – Richmond (part located in Municipality of Sorrell)	5,132	5,418
Southern Midlands	4,493	4,683
St Helens – Scamander (part located in Municipality of Break O’Day)	4,880	4,964
Triabunna – Bicheno	3,568	3,664
Turners Beach – Forth (part located in Municipality of Kentish)	10	10
Westbury (part located in Municipality of Meander Valley)	3,006	3,053
Wilderness – East (part located in Municipality of Central Highlands and part located in Municipality of Derwent Valley)	2	2
Youngtown – Relbia (part located in City of Launceston)	1	1
Total electors retained from the current Division of Lyons	64,975	67,021
Electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Lyons
Electors transferred from the current Division of Bass
Dilston – Lilydale (part located in Municipality of Dorset and part located in Municipality of Flinders)	18	18
Scottsdale – Bridport (part located in Municipality of Dorset)	5,831	5,849
Total transferred from the current Division of Bass	5,849	5,867
Electors transferred from the current Division of Franklin
Old Beach – Otago (part located in Municipality of Brighton)	2,391	2,705
Sorell – Richmond (part located in City of Clarence)	1,302	1,354
Total transferred from the current Division of Franklin	3,693	4,059
Total electors transferred from another electoral division into the proposed Division of Lyons	9,542	9,926
Total for proposed Division of Lyons	74,517	76,947

Electors transferred from the existing Division of Lyons to another proposed electoral division
Electors transferred to proposed Division of Bass
Beauty Point – Beaconsfield (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	2,992	2,980
Grindelwald – Lanena (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	4,387	4,548
Legana (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	180	182
Riverside (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	84	86
Westbury (part located in Municipality of West Tamar)	32	32
Total transferred to proposed Division of Bass	7,675	7,828
Electors transferred to proposed Division of Braddon
Latrobe (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	377	401
Port Sorell (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	4,145	4,296
Sheffield – Railton (part located in Municipality of Latrobe)	9	9
Total transferred to proposed Division of Braddon	4,531	4,706
Total electors transferred from the existing Division of Lyons to another proposed electoral division	12,206	12,534

References in Appendix B to the Electoral Act reflect the Electoral Act in place in November 2014. Therefore, references do not reflect provisions implemented as a result of the Territories Legislation Amendment Act 2016 which commenced on 1 July 2016.
Sub-section 46(1) of the Electoral Act specifies this requirement.
Once the Electoral Commissioner has determined the number of members of the House of Representatives for each state and territory, section 49 of the Electoral Act requires a certificate containing specified information to be forwarded to the Minister and published in the Gazette. The most recent certificate can be found in Gazette C2014G01876 and is available on the AEC website.
Sub-section 46(1) of the Electoral Act specifies this requirement.
Paragraph 46(1A)(a) of the Electoral Act specifies the reference day is the first day after the end of the 12 month period following the first meeting day of the House of Representatives. The reference day was Thursday 13 November 2014.
The statistics used in the ascertainment were supplied on 22 October 2014 and were published in the Australian Demographic Statistics, March 2014 Quarter (ABS Cat. no. 3101.0) – Table 8 on Thursday 25 September 2014.
This formula is specified in paragraph 48(2)(a) of the Electoral Act.
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Electoral Redistributions: Report on the Effectiveness and Appropriateness of the Redistribution Provisions of Parts III and IV of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, 1995, paragraph 4.3
ibid., paragraph 4.11
Wherever possible, SA2s are based on officially gazetted state/territory suburbs and localities. In urban areas SA2s largely conform to whole suburbs and combinations of whole suburbs, while in rural areas they define functional zones of social and economic links. Geography is also taken into account in SA2 design.

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