2005 Upper House redivision

The Electoral Boundaries Commission has completed its redivision of Legislative Council (Upper House) boundaries.

The Constitution (Parliamentary Reform) Act 2003 changed the size and structure of the Legislative Council. Currently, the Legislative Council comprises 44 members, elected from 22 electoral provinces. The Act provided that, from the 2006 State election, the Legislative Council will comprise 40 members, elected from eight electoral regions. Each region will elect 5 members.

The Act required the EBC to conduct a redivision of Victoria between 1 January and 30 November 2005 to establish the eight new electoral regions.

On 21 February 2005, the EBC met to commence the redivision. The EBC released the final boundaries on 6 October 2005.

The new boundaries will come into operation at the November 2006 State election.

The following files relate to the 2005 Upper House redivision. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files. If you would prefer a hard copy, or would like a large print version, please contact the EBC.

• EBC report
  The EBC's report on the redivision, showing the final boundaries of the electoral regions. Includes narrative, statistics and maps.
  • Read the report (34,696kB PDF) | DOC (390kB Microsoft Word Document - does not include maps)
  • View maps showing the region boundaries (Upper House) established by the 2005 redivision
  • About the maps
  
  
• Timeline for the 2005 Upper House redivision
  
  
• Upper House redivision information kit (200kB PDF)
  The kit, produced in March 2005, provides background information about the Legislative Council redivision, and is of assistance to those interested in making a submission to the EBC.
  
  
• Enrolment statistics including projections (30kB Excel Spreadsheet)
  Enrolment statistics for each electoral district as at 1 March 2005, which form the basis of the redivision. Also includes estimated enrolments as at 7 November 2006, when the roll will close for the 2006 State election.
  
  
• Naming of Upper House regions (25kB PDF)
  A paper by the Office of the Registrar of Geographic Names on place-naming principles.
  
  
• Guidelines for Geographic Names Victoria (external link)
  A publication of the Department of Sustainability and Environment on the principles, policies and procedures governing place names in Victoria.
  
  
• Submissions
  The EBC invited submissions from the public about the Legislative Council boundaries and received these submissions up to the deadline of 22 April 2005.
  
  
• Public hearing transcripts
  Transcripts of public hearings at which the EBC set out the procedures for the redivision, tabled evidence, and heard oral submissions from members of the public.
  
  
• Proposed boundaries (187kB PDF)
  The proposed boundaries of the electoral regions, released by the EBC on 7 July 2005. Includes narrative, statistics and maps.
  
  
• Suggestions and objections
  The EBC invited suggestions and objections from the public about the proposed boundaries, and received these suggestions and objections up to the deadline of 8 August 2005.
  
  

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