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The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) determines the number of members of the House of Representatives to which each state and territory is entitled (called apportionment) and the boundaries of each electorate, in a process known as redistribution. Such apportionment and redistributions apply to the next federal election, but not to any by ...
Six seats are up for election. The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending three seats. The Greens are defending one seat. Senators Simon Birmingham (Liberal), Don Farrell (Labor), Kerrynne Liddle (Liberal), Andrew McLachlan (Liberal), Barbara Pocock (Greens) and Penny Wong (Labor) are not up for re-election.
In Australia, the voter register is called an electoral roll. The AEC maintains a permanent electoral roll, which is used for federal elections, by-elections and referendums. The federal electoral roll also forms the basis of state (except in Western Australia, which compiles its own) and local electoral rolls. [22]
The AEC's main role is to conduct federal elections, by-elections and referendums, maintain up-to-date electoral rolls, and administer redistributions undertaken by the separate Redistribution Committee (the Australian Electoral Commission is not directly involved in electoral boundary changes). [17]
Bob Hawke, the division's namesake. The division was proposed by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in March 2021, which would combine several areas from the divisions of Ballarat, Gorton and McEwen to create the new federal division, to take account of the increase in population of Victoria. [4]
The AEC monitors house and apartment sales and sends a reminder (and the forms) to new residents if they have moved to another electorate, making compliance with the law easier. The AEC conducts periodic door-to-door and postal campaigns to try to ensure that all eligible persons are registered in the correct electorate.
The Australian Election Company (AEC), also referred to as AustElect, is a private company which conducts Australian elections, including at the local government level. The company has never conducted an election at a state or federal level, which are managed by state electoral commissions and the Australian Electoral Commission respectively.
The Division of Kingston is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia covering the outer southern suburbs of Adelaide.The 171 km 2 seat stretches from Hallett Cove and O'Halloran Hill in the north to Maslin Beach in the south, including the suburbs of Aberfoyle Park, Christie Downs, Christies Beach, Flagstaff Hill, Hackham, Hallett Cove, Huntfield Heights, Lonsdale, Maslin Beach ...