Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT - SECT 26

    Notwithstanding anything in section twenty-four, the number of members to be chosen in each State at the first election shall be as follows:

 

New South Wales...........................	twenty-three;
Victoria...........................................	twenty;
Queensland.....................................	eight;
South Australia...............................	six;
Tasmania.........................................	five;

    Provided that if Western Australia is an Original State, the numbers shall be as follows:--

 

New South Wales...........................	twenty-six;
Victoria...........................................	twenty-three;
Queensland.....................................	nine;
South Australia...............................	seven;
Western Australia...........................	five;
Tasmania.........................................	five.