Working Assembly Amendment (No 2) 2005

The following proposed amendment to the Constitution:

New Provision
4.4 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The National Assembly consists of deputies elected by the people of the Commonwealth, voting as a single electorate. The number of deputies must be determined by dividing the number of electors on the twenty-eighth day before the election by 3 and rounding the result to the nearest odd number. The minimum number of deputies is 3. The National Assembly may provide a different divisor.

Old Provision
4.4 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The National Assembly consists of deputies elected by the people of the Commonwealth, voting as a single electorate. The number of deputies must be determined by dividing the number of electors on the day the election is called by 3, unless a different quota is provided by law; the effective date of such a law is always the next legislative election after the law is passed.

The amendment ensures there is always an odd umber of deputies.

Passed by unanimous consent on 6 August 2005. Link not included becaue Yahoo database is down.
Alan Grieve
A/g Speaker