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1 September 2008
Availability of Objections to Western Australian
Federal Electoral Redistribution Proposal
The Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia, Mr Colin Nagle, announced
today that written objections to the proposed redistribution of Western Australia’s
federal electoral boundaries were now publicly available.
The objections are available for public inspection at the Australian Electoral
Commission’s (AEC) State Office in Perth and on the AEC’s website at
Mr Nagle said that individuals and organisations were welcome to lodge comments
on the objections received in response to the proposed redistribution. Comments
need to be lodged before 6.00pm (WST) on Friday 12 September 2008.
Comments on the objections may be lodged in one of the following ways:
in person to the Redistribution Secretariat for Western Australia,
Level 3, 111 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000;
by mail to PO Box 9867, Perth, WA 6848;
by facsimile to (08) 6363 8019; or
by email to wa.redistribution@aec.gov.au.
"The redrawing of the State’s federal electoral boundaries is a consultative process
to ensure that each of Western Australia’s electoral divisions has, as near as
possible, the same number of electors," Mr Nagle said.
For more information about the redistribution process visit the AEC website at
Media contacts:
Colin Nagle
Western Australian State Manager
AEC Western Australia
Ph: (08) 6363 8020
Phil Diak
Director Media
AEC National Office
Ph: (02) 6271 4415
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