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( Interactive map version) The voting population of each Australian electoral division, as of the 2022 federal election. Electorates (also known as electoral divisions or seats) of the Australian House of Representatives are single member electoral districts for the lower house of the Parliament of the Commonwealth. There are currently 151 ...
The current federal government structure was established in 1901 by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, 1901. The first three national elections resulted in minority governments. The world’s first ever Labor Party Prime Minister took office in Australia in 1904, though Labor governed in minority.
Of the 65 federal electoral divisions first contested at the 1901 election, 33 are still in existence without ever being abolished. These are referred to as Federation Divisions, with the Australian Electoral Commission's redistribution guidelines stating that "Every effort should be made to retain the names of original federation divisions". [1]
The Australian Capital Territory, an internal territory of Australia, is divided into 3 electoral divisions for the purposes of electing the Australian House of Representatives. At the 2022 federal election the Australian Labor Party won all three seats in the territory.
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Electorates in Australia are geographically defined areas represented by a single elected Member of Parliament. Known officially as divisions at the federal level and electoral districts at the state and territory level, "electorates" are also commonly referred to as seats or constituencies. Electorates are designed so that there is ...
The number of seats won by each party in the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election were: Coalition 58, Labor 77, Australian Greens 4, Centre Alliance 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, and Independents 10.
2022 Australian federal election: Ballarat [3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labor: Catherine King: 43,171 44.74 −2.15 Liberal: Ben Green 26,142 27.09 −4.57 Greens: John Barnes 14,076 14.59 +5.61 United Australia: Terri Pryse-Smith 3,693 3.83 −0.77 One Nation: Rosalie Taxis 3,476 3.60 +3.60 Liberal Democrats: Julia McGrath 3,216 3.33 +3.33 ...