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In Australia, a redistribution is the process of redrawing the boundaries of electoral divisions of the House of Representatives, a process that in the United States is called redistricting. The Australian Electoral Commission, oversees the process of redistribution, taking into account many factors,〔(AEC - Redistribution overview )〕 including the one vote, one value principle. In the House of Representatives each State and Territory is divided into electoral divisions. Section 24 of the Constitution of Australia specifies that the number of divisions in each State is calculated by reference to their population, with a minimum of five divisions guaranteed for each ''original'' State. To ensure that there are as much as practicable an equal number of electors in each division within a State or Territory, or equal representation, the boundaries of these divisions must be redrawn or redistributed periodically. A redistribution (or redrawing) of the geographic boundaries of divisions takes place about once every seven years. ==Number of seats by States== The number of seats by States is calculated as follows:〔(Calculating representation entitlements of states and territories )〕 *Population quota = Total population of the six states / (Number of Senators for the states x 2) *Number of members in the House of Representatives = Total population of individual state or territory / Population quota The population in each State is officially determined by the periodic national censuses. The entitlement of each state is rounded to the nearest whole number, and each State is entitled to a minimum of 5 members. The last census was held in 2011. The number of seats by States in the House of Representatives arising from the 2014 determination were as follows:〔 *New South Wales 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Redistribution (Australia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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