POPULATION, REPRESENTATIVES, AND ELECTORS IN ELECTORAL PROVINCES, 1881., TABLE XXVI.—Showing in each Electoral Province, as defined by The Legislative Council Act 1881, the Proportion to a Representative and to an Elector of the Total Number of Persons ; of the Total Number of Males ; and of the Males over 21 Years of Age (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines). Also, the Proportion to each Male over 21 Years of Age (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) of the Total Number of Persons ; and of the Number of Males at all Ages (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
Electoral Provinces. Number of Representatives. Number of Electors. Total Population. Male Population (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines). Total Number of Persons to— Male of all Ages (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) to— Males (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines) over 21 Years of Age to— To each Male over 21 Years of Age (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
Of all Ages. Over 21 Years of Age. A Representative. An Elector. A Representative. An Elector. A Representative. An Elector. Total Number of Persons. Number of Males (exclusive of Chinese and Aborigines).
Total Electoral Provinces 42 98,735 858,549 436,852 213,363 20,442 8.70 10,401 4.42 5,080 2.16 4.02 2.05
Melbourne 3 12,853 89,264 43,747 24,299 29,755 6.94 14,582 3.40 8,100 1.89 3.67 1.80
North Yarra 3 8,048 79,813 38,792 19,003 26,604 9.92 12,931 4.82 6,334 2.36 4.20 2.04
South Yarra 3 9,580 77,274 36,191 17,710 25,758 8.07 12,064 3.78 5,903 1.85 4.36 2.04
Southern 3 6,328 54,028 28,496 14,182 18,009 8.54 9,499 4.50 4,727 2.24 3.81 2.01
South-Western 3 5,861 55,486 27,595 12,643 18,495 9.47 9,198 4.71 4,214 2.16 4.39 2.18
Nelson 3 4,671 53,912 27,604 13,279 17,971 11.54 9,201 5.91 4,426 2.84 4.06 2.08
Western 3 5,832 47,453 24,524 11,145 15,818 8.14 8,175 4.21 3,715 1.91 4.26 2.20
North-Western 3 8,594 58,833 32,639 16,628 19,611 6.85 10,880 3.80 5,543 1.93 3.54 1.96
Northern 3 6,867 72,150 37,113 17,501 24,050 10.51 12,371 5.40 5,834 2.55 4.12 2.12
Wellington 3 6,989 76,418 38,126 17,771 25,473 10.93 12,709 5.46 5,924 2.54 4.30 2.15
North-Central 3 5,392 53,272 27,073 12,615 17,757 9.88 9,024 5.02 4,205 2.34 4.22 2.15
North-Eastern 3 6,851 57,458 30,652 15,093 19,153 8.39 10,217 4.47 5,031 2.20 3.81 2.03
Gippsland 3 5,058 42,404 22,977 11,234 14,135 8.38 7,659 4.54 3,745 2.22 3.77 2.05
South-Eastern 3 5,811 40,784 21,323 10,260 13,595 7.02 7,108 3.67 3,420 1.77 3.98 2.08