THE Electoral Boundaries Commission has released Victoria’s new electoral boundaries, which will come into operation at the November 2014 state election.
The EBC report was tabled in parliament last week after a redivision of boundaries in all 88 Legislative Assembly electoral districts and all eight Legislative Council electoral regions.
The review abolished the existing districts of Derrimut and Keilor, and created new districts named St Albans, Sydenham and Werribee.
The EBC has conducted the redivision of electoral boundaries to ensure each vote in Victorian elections has an equal value and that each voter is represented equally in parliament.
The EBC released proposed boundaries on 27 June 2013 and invited public comment.
After considering more than 600 written suggestions and objections and holding three public hearings, the EBC has amended the proposed boundaries in 21 areas, transferring more than 42,000 electors into different districts.
The Electoral Boundaries Commission Act 1982 requires a review of electoral boundaries, called a redivision in Victorian law, when there have been two general elections since the last redivision.
A redivision begins in the period 18 to 24 months before the next scheduled state election.
See ebc.vic.gov.au to download maps of the new areas.
