Interesting note on consistuencies in Canada, Australia and the UK

[Platypus]

Currently, the U.S. has one representative for approximately every 680,000. It would need about 3,000 representatives to match Canada or the UK.

Yeah and where are we going to find the space for that?

We can graba large, useless area. I suggest the entirety of Canada. Send the people living there to Australia. I want to hear what funny accent emerges from that blending.

oi, mate, that's not fair dinkum, aboot our accents being all weird-loike, eh?

[Platypus]

I should also point out that in the NT, there is about 1 seat per 50k, whilst it's higher in VIC and NSW. Tasmania has about 1 per 80k, iirc.

All states have to have 5 members of the lower house, according to the constitution, so thats why. NT was given its second by a statute-The Liberal party would've lost it if altogether if it was one seat, and the ALP had one in the bag and a chance at a second that they didn't want to pass up. (In the end, the swing seat went to the coalition and the firm ALP seat wet to the ALP)

I think they should have more MPs, to lower the effect of the difference. Add another 50 or so.

[Platypus]

myeh. Basically, Lingiari would possibly be majority Aboriginal, so i suppose that could count as their voice. In terms of seats based on ethnicity, we don't go for that kinda thing here. Also, out naive population is a LOT smaller then NZ's (only about 2%).