Of the 65 federal electoral divisions first contested at the 1901 election, 33 are still in existence without ever being abolished. These are referred to as Federation Divisions, with the Australian Electoral Commission's redistribution guidelines stating that "Every effort should be made to retain the names of original federation divisions".[1]
State | Divisions at 1901 election | Current Federation divisions |
---|---|---|
New South Wales | 26 | 13 |
Victoria | 23 | 10 |
Queensland | 9 | 7 |
Western Australia | 5 | 3 |
South Australia | 1 | 0 |
Tasmania | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 65 | 33 |
In the state parliaments:
Division | State |
---|---|
Division of Ballarat | Vic |
Division of Bendigo | Vic |
Division of Brisbane | Qld |
Division of Capricornia | Qld |
Division of Corangamite | Vic |
Division of Corio | Vic |
Division of Cowper | NSW |
Division of Eden-Monaro | NSW |
Division of Flinders | Vic |
Division of Fremantle | WA |
Division of Gippsland | Vic |
Division of Herbert | Qld |
Division of Hume | NSW |
Division of Hunter | NSW |
Division of Indi | Vic |
Division of Kennedy | Qld |
Division of Kooyong | Vic |
Division of Macquarie | NSW |
Division of Maranoa | Qld |
Division of Melbourne | Vic |
Division of Moreton | Qld |
Division of New England | NSW |
Division of Newcastle | NSW |
Division of North Sydney | NSW |
Division of Parramatta | NSW |
Division of Perth | WA |
Division of Richmond | NSW |
Division of Robertson | NSW |
Division of Swan | WA |
Division of Wannon | Vic |
Division of Wentworth | NSW |
Division of Werriwa | NSW |
Division of Wide Bay | Qld |