Essentially because the population keeps changing.
Each electorate needs to have about the same amount of voting population, as the population moves hence they need to redraw electorate boundaries. By ensuring there are close to the same amount of people in each electorate nation wide, each persons vote is worth about the same.
There are 70 electorates in New Zealand.
There are 190 general electorates in New Zealand.
Electorates are made in their states or territories, some states or territories are bigger or smaller than others and their is a amount of electorates in each state and territory so this why there is an uneven size of electorates in Australia.
5925 in total 2673 in Maori electorates 3252 in General electorates : )
5925 in total 2673 in Maori electorates 3252 in General electorates
Brisbane has many federal electorates including Bonner, Brisbane, Dickson, Griffith, Lilley, Moreton, Oxley, Petrie and Ryan. Not all of these electorates lie entirely within Brisbane, but some incorporate parts of the surrounding cities and shires.
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There are currently seven Maori electorates in New Zealand, which are specifically for voters who identify as Maori. These electorates give Maori voters the opportunity to have dedicated representation in Parliament.
For general elections New Zealand is divided into 63 general electorates and 7 Maori electorates.
For general elections New Zealand is divided into 63 general electorates and 7 Maori electorates.