The AEC has redrawn the boundaries for federal seats. How will this affect the next election?
- Written by Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
Redistributions are held to keep the number of enrolled voters in each seat roughly equal. In Australia, this equal population per seat is possible for a particular state or territory’s seats, but not for all seats in the House of Representatives.
ABC election analyst Antony Green said in June 2023 that all original states are entitled to at...
