2003 Redistribution
The Electoral Act 1992 requires a redistribution of electoral boundaries before each general election for the ACT Legislative Assembly. This process commenced in May 2003 and was completed in October 2003. There was no change in the ACT's electoral boundaries for the October 2004 ACT Legislative Assembly election.
2003 Redistribution Augmented Commission's Final determination
- Media release
- Statement by the augmented Commission
- Statement by the augmented Commission (pdf - 37kb)
2003 Redistribution Final report
- Front cover, transmittal letter, table of contents (pdf - 3407 kb)
- Augmented Electoral Commission's final determination and statement (pdf - 1462 kb)
- Redistribution Committee's proposed redistribution (pdf - 654 kb)
- Appendix A - composition of the Augmented Electoral Commission and Redistribution Committee and appendix B - timetable (pdf - 104 kb)
- Appendix C - suggestions (pdf - 6212 kb)
- Appendix D - comments (pdf - 2157 kb)
- Appendix E - objections (pdf - 1631 kb)
2003 Redistribution Committee's Proposed Redistribution
2003 Redistribution Public submissions
Suggestions
A total of 10 suggestions were received and are listed in the order in which they were received:
- Glenys Darnell (pdf - 19 kb)
- Liberal Party of Australia - ACT Division (pdf - 142 kb)
- Proportional Representation Society of Australia (ACT Branch) (pdf - 86 kb)
- Weston Creek Community Council (pdf - 54 kb)
- ACT Equality Party (pdf - 148 kb)
- ACT Democrats (pdf - 116 kb)
- Gungahlin Community Council Inc (pdf - 96 kb)
Comments
A total of 7 comments were received and are listed in the order in which they were received:
- Cathy Hales (pdf - 116 kb)
- Tuggeranong Community Council Inc (pdf - 122 kb)
- Weston Creek Community Council (pdf - 62 kb)
- Barry Raison (pdf - 78 kb)
- Gungahlin Community Council - Roma Hosking (pdf - 23 kb)
- Gungahlin Community Council - Barry Dee (pdf - 102 kb)
- The Australian Greens (ACT) (pdf - 93 kb)
Objections
A total of 6 objections to the redistribution committee's proposal were received and are listed in the order in which they were received:
- [name withheld] (pdf - 12 kb)
- Mr RG Shelton (pdf - 131 kb)
- Garry Haensel (pdf - 53 kb)
- Roma Hosking (pdf - 37 kb)
- Woden Valley Community Council Inc (pdf - 56 kb)
- Gungahlin Community Council (pdf - 302 kb)
2003 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.
2003 Redistribution Statistics
The redistribution committee has prepared statistics to assist in deciding on electorate boundaries. These statistics may be downloaded in the following formats.
Note: Statistics from the 1998 Legislative Assembly election may be obtained from the 1998 election results page.
2003 Redistribution Timetable
Formation of Redistribution Committee | 1 May 2003 |
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Suggestions period opened | 8 May 2003 |
Suggestions period closed | 5 June 2003 |
Comments period opened | 6 June 2003 |
Comments period closed | 19 June 2003 |
Proposed redistribution published | 11 July 2003 |
Objections period closed | 8 August 2003 |
Announcement of final redistribution | 2 September 2003, 2:00 pm |
Determination of redistribution | 12 September 2003 |
Report submitted to Minister | 18 September 2003 |
Report tabled in the Legislative Assembly | 15 October 2003 |
Report tabled in the Legislative Assembly | 21 October 2003 |