One vote one value

In Australia, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of tolerance. In the case of the Commonwealth, the maximum tolerance for the House of Representatives is 10% http://www.findlaw.com.au/news/default.asp?task=read&id=23585&site=LE. The electoral legislation of The Commonwealth for the House of Representatives and all states follows the principle of one vote one value with some exceptions.

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Australia - House of Representatives

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In Western Australia, the one vote one value principle is now followed, with the exception that electoral divisions covering an area greater than 100,000km² are allowed a maximum tolerance of 20%.

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