Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label australia. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

How many members should be in the Australian House of Parliament?

You find this by the following formula:

Quota = Number of people in Australia / (Number of senators in the Senate * 2)

Members of the House of Parliament for each state = Number of people in the state / Quota + (Optional)

Optional is worked out as follows:
  • If mod(Number of people in the state / Quota) > (Quota / 2) then Optional = 1
  • Else Optional = 0
However, Members of the House of Parliament for each state must be equal to or greater than 5.