2000 redistribution
The Electoral Act 1992 requires a redistribution of electoral boundaries to commence two years before each general election for the ACT Legislative Assembly. This process commenced in October 1999 and was finalised in June 2000.
2000 Redistribution Augmented Commission's Final determination
2000 Redistribution Committee's Proposed Redistribution
Quotas and maximum and minimum numbers of electors - April 2000
| April 2000 | ACT | 5 member electorates | 7 member electorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual enrolment | 214,012 | ||
| Quotas | 62,945 | 88,123 | |
| Not more than 110% of the quota | 69,239 | 96,935 | |
| Not less than 90% of the quota | 56,651 | 79,311 |
Quotas and maximum and minimum numbers of electors - October 2001
| October 2001 | ACT | 5 member electorates | 7 member electorate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated enrolment | 216,888 | ||
| Quotas | 63,791 | 89,307 | |
| Not more than 105% of the quota | 66,980 | 93,772 | |
| Not less than 95% of the quota | 60,602 | 84,842 |
Statistical summary of proposed electorates
| Proposed electorate | Number of members | Enrolment April 2000 | % above or below quota 2000 | Projected enrolment October 2001 | % above or below quota 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brindabella | 5 | 62,777 | -0.27 | 63,202 | -0.92 |
| Ginninderra | 5 | 61,485 | -2.32 | 62,384 | -2.21 |
| Molonglo | 7 | 89,750 | +1.85 | 91,302 | +2.23 |
2000 Redistribution Public submissions
Suggestions
A total of 10 suggestions were received and are listed in the order in which they were received:
- Kevin Connor (PDF 860KB)
- Malcolm Mackerras (PDF 525KB)
- Murray Williamson (PDF 25KB)
- Weston Creek Community Council (PDF 1.1MB)
- North Canberra Community Council (PDF 20KB)
- Liberal Party of Australia (ACT Division) (PDF 32KB)
- Proportional Representation Society of Australia (ACT Branch) (PDF 25KB)
- ACT Australian Democrats (PDF 15KB)
- Australian Labor Party (PDF 22KB)
- The Australian Greens (ACT) (PDF 46KB)
Comments
A total of 2 comments were received on the above suggestions and are listed in the order in which they were received:
- Liberal Party of Australia (ACT Division) (PDF 317KB)
- Proportional Representation Society of Australia (ACT Branch) (PDF 13KB)
Objections
A total of 3 objections to the committee's proposal were received and are listed in the order in which they were received:
2000 Redistribution Information booklet
The redistribution committee has prepared an information booklet for people interested in the redistribution. A copy of the booklet may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2000 Redistribution Statistics
The redistribution committee has prepared statistics to assist in deciding on electorate boundaries. These statistics may be downloaded in the following formats.
- 2000 Redistribution Statistics - Excel (XLSX 47KB)
- 2000 Redistribution Statistics - Word (DOCX 91KB)
- 2000 Redistribution Statistics - Delimited text file (TXT 11KB)
Note: Statistics from the 1998 Legislative Assembly election may be obtained from the 1998 election results page.
2000 Redistribution Timetable
Timetable
| Formation of Redistribution Committee | 24 November 1999 |
| Suggestions period opened | 17 February 2000 |
| Suggestions period closed | 16 March 2000 |
| Comments period opened | 17 March 2000 |
| Comments period closed | 30 March 2000 |
| Proposed redistribution published | 20 April 2000 |
| Objections period closed | 18 May 2000 |
| Announcement of final redistribution | 8 June 2000 |
| Determination of redistribution | 22 June 2000 |
| Report submitted to Minister | 28 June 2000 |
| Report tabled in the Legislative Assembly | 29 June 2000 |
Previous Assembly elections
Education
Fact sheets
- Fact sheet - The ACT Electoral Commission & Elections ACT
- Fact sheet - Authorising electoral material
- Fact sheet - Candidate information statements
- Fact sheet - Casual vacancies
- Fact sheet - Compulsory voting
- Fact sheet - Electoral expenditure cap
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for ACT voters experiencing homelessness
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for homelessness agency workers
- Fact sheet - Enrolment and voting for people with a disability
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for families and carers
- Fact sheet - Glossary
- Fact sheet - Hare Clark
- Fact sheet - How to register a political party for ACT Legislative Assembly elections
- Fact sheet - Nomination of candidates
- Fact sheet - Non-party candidates
- Fact sheet - Prisoner enrolment and voting
- Fact sheet - Prohibited donors
- Fact sheet - Redistributions
- Fact sheet - Referendums
- Fact sheet - Regular reporting of gifts