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A proposal to change how parliamentary constituencies are drawn has brought an old question back into the spotlight: should representation follow population alone?
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A proposal to change how parliamentary constituencies are drawn has brought an old question back into the spotlight: should representation follow population alone?
The answer could shift political influence between states for decades. It also raises a difficult question about whether states that slowed population growth should lose relative representation.
One side
Every voter should have roughly equal representation, wherever they live.
The other side
A population-only formula could weaken federal balance and penalise states for earlier policy choices.
Fair representation needs more than a clean calculation. If the rules change, the process should be open, gradual, and built to earn trust across states — not just win a numbers debate.
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