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Constitution Act 1902
28ASpecial distribution to maintain equal number of voters in each electoral district
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#### 28A Special distribution to maintain equal number of voters in each electoral district
28A Special distribution to maintain equal number of voters in each electoral district
> > (1) A distribution of New South Wales into electoral districts shall be made forthwith after more than one-quarter of the number of electoral districts has been malapportioned for a period of more than 2 months.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this section, an electoral district is malapportioned at any particular time if the number of persons then entitled to vote at a general election of Members of the Legislative Assembly in the electoral district differs from the average electoral district enrolment at that time to a greater extent than 5 per cent more or less.
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> > (3) The average electoral district enrolment is the quotient obtained by dividing the number of persons entitled to vote at a general election of Members of the Legislative Assembly in all electoral districts by the number of those districts.
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> > (4) A distribution shall not be made under this section if—
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> > > (a) the distribution would commence within 1 year before the expiry of the Legislative Assembly by the effluxion of time, or
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> > > (b) a distribution has already been made since the last general election of Members of the Legislative Assembly (whether under this section or not), or
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> > > (c) a distribution is required to be made apart from this section.
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> **s 28A:** Ins 1956 No 22, sec 3 (b). Am 1971 No 52, sec 2 (c). Rep 1975 No 25, sec 15 (2) (a). Ins 1990 No 111, sec 3.