1: Jurisdiction Year Established No of MPs Year of No. of MPs Percentage No. of years Population of when increase in when increase (%) between at time of members to established size increased establishment increase population and increase Northern 1978 LA 19 1982 LA 25 31 4 132,784 1: 5,311 Territory Kiribati 1977 36 1987 39 8.3 10 63,883 1: 1,638 Western 1890 LA 30 1900 LA 50 66 10 179,967 1: 2,249 Australia 1890 LC 15 LC 30 100 South Australia 1857 HA 36 1875 HA 46 33 18 210,076 1: 3,001 LC 24 LC 24 - Solomon 1974 38 1994 47 23.7 20 349,250 1: 7,431 Islands 1997 50 31.7 23 379,871 1: 7,597 Victoria 1856 LA 60 1876 LA 86 43 20 805,424 1: 6,827 LC 30 1881 LC 42 36 24 873,965 Tuvalu 1978 12 1999 15 25 21 9,374 1: 625 1856 LA 54 1880 LA 108 100 24 741,142 1: 5,293 New Wales
1: Jurisdiction Year Established No of MPs when established Year of increase in size No. of MPs when increased Percentage increase (%) No. of years between establishment and increase Population at time of increase of members to population Northern Territory 1978 LA 19 1982 LA 25 31 4 132,784 1: 5,311 Kiribati 1977 36 1987 39 8.3 10 63,883 1: 1,638 Western Australia 1890 1890 LA 30 LC 15 1900 LA 50 LC 30 66 100 10 179,967 1: 2,249 South Australia 1857 HA 36 LC 24 1875 HA 46 LC 24 33 - 18 210,076 1: 3,001 Solomon Islands 1974 38 1994 1997 47 50 23.7 31.7 20 23 349,250 379,871 1: 7,431 1: 7,597 Victoria 1856 LA 60 LC 30 1876 1881 LA 86 LC 42 43 36 20 24 805,424 873,965 1: 6,827 Tuvalu 1978 12 1999 15 25 21 9,374 1: 625 New Wales 1856 LA 54 1880 LA 108 100 24 741,142 1: 5,293
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