Electoral Distribution Act 1947 (WA)

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Electoral Distribution Act 1947

This Act was repealed by the Electoral Amendment and Repeal Act 2005 s. 8 (No. 1 of 2005) as at 20 May 2005 (see s. 2).

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Western Australia

Electoral Distribution Act 1947

Electoral Distribution Act 1947

An Act to make provision for the better representation of the people of Western Australia in Parliament.

[Long title amended by No. 48 of 1965 s. 3.]

1.Short title and commencement

This Act may be cited as the Electoral Distribution Act 1947, and shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by proclamation 1.

[Section 1 amended by No. 40 of 1987 s. 86.]

1A.Interpretation

In this Act unless the contrary intention appears — 

“Commissioner” means an Electoral Distribution Commissioner appointed by section 2(1) and includes a person appointed by or under section 2(2), (3) or (4) to act in the office of an Electoral Distribution Commissioner;

“district”, “elections in districts”, “elections in regions”, “Electoral Commissioner”, “general election” and “region” have the same meanings as they have, respectively, in the Electoral Act 1907;

“Government Statistician” means the Government Statistician appointed under the Statistics Act 1907;

“Metropolitan Area” means the part of the State that comprises — 

  • (a)

    the region that was, as at 1 January 1987, described in the Third Schedule to the Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959; and

  • (b)

    Rottnest Island.

[Section 1A inserted by No. 40 of 1987 s. 87; amended by No. 76 of 1987 s. 3.]

2.Electoral Distribution Commissioners
  • (1)

    For the purposes of this Act there shall be 3 Electoral Distribution Commissioners of whom — 

    • (a)

      one shall be the Chief Justice of Western Australia who shall be chairman;

    • (b)

      one shall be the Electoral Commissioner; and

    • (c)

      one shall be the Government Statistician.

  • (2)

    If the office of Chief Justice of Western Australia is vacant, or the Chief Justice is absent or is for any other reason unable to act as a Commissioner,…

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