The augmented Electoral Commission for Western Australia (the augmented Electoral Commission) has undertaken a redistribution of Western Australia. In developing and considering the impacts of the redistribution, the augmented Electoral Commission has satisfied itself that the electoral divisions comply with the requirements of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (the Electoral Act). The augmented Electoral Commission commends its redistribution for Western Australia.

This report is prepared to fulfil the requirements of section 74 of the Electoral Act.

Augmented Electoral Commission for Western Australia, Perth

About this report

This report outlines the redistribution of Western Australia into 16 federal electoral divisions and the augmented Electoral Commission for Western Australia’s (augmented Electoral Commission’s) reasons supporting this redistribution.

The report consists of the following sections:

• Executive summary
• Chapter 1: Background and context
  • This chapter outlines the legislative requirements of the redistribution from the release of the Redistribution for Western Australia’s (Redistribution Committee’s) proposed redistribution to the determination of the names and boundaries of electoral divisions by the augmented Electoral Commission.
• Chapter 2: The augmented Electoral Commission’s redistribution and reasons for the redistribution
  • This chapter outlines the augmented Electoral Commission’s redistribution and the reasons for this redistribution. Also included is the augmented Electoral Commission’s approach to formulating the boundaries and names of electoral divisions.
• Chapter 3: Implementation of the redistribution
  • This chapter outlines what the implementation of the redistribution means in practice for the residents of Western Australia.
• Appendices