PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION.—LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL., TABLE XVI.—Showing, for each Electoral Province, the Number and Relative Proportion of Representatives and Electors, the Total Population and the Male Population over 21 years of Age ; also the Proportion of the Total Population and the Adult Male Population to a Representative and to an Elector.
| Electoral Province. |
Number of— |
Proportion of Electors to a Representative. |
Population (both sexes, all ages). |
Male Population (21 years old and upwards). |
| Representatives. |
Electors. |
Number. |
Proportion to— |
Number. |
Proportion to— |
| A Representative. |
An Elector. |
A Representative. |
An Elector. |
| Total |
48 |
157,394 |
3,279 |
1,140,405 |
23,758 |
7.25 |
329528* |
6,865 |
2.09 |
| Melbourne |
4 |
17,671 |
4,418 |
112,158 |
28,040 |
6.34 |
36,826 |
9,206 |
2.08 |
| North Yarra |
3 |
15,879 |
5,293 |
123,629 |
41,209 |
7.78 |
34,969 |
11,656 |
2.20 |
| South Yarra |
4 |
20,526 |
5,132 |
141,885 |
35,471 |
4.67 |
38,987 |
9,747 |
1.89 |
| Southern |
3 |
15,810 |
5,270 |
102,882 |
34,294 |
6.50 |
29,622 |
9,874 |
1.87 |
| South-Western |
3 |
7,047 |
2,349 |
60,021 |
20,007 |
8.51 |
16,540 |
5,514 |
2.34 |
| Nelson |
3 |
5,296 |
1,765 |
48,102 |
16,034 |
9.08 |
13,643 |
4,547 |
2.57 |
| Western |
3 |
6,786 |
2,262 |
50,385 |
16,795 |
7.42 |
13,453 |
4,485 |
1.98 |
| North-Western |
4 |
11,666 |
2,917 |
80,403 |
20,101 |
6.89 |
24,049 |
6,012 |
2.06 |
| Northern |
4 |
8,639 |
2,160 |
68,913 |
17,228 |
7.97 |
18,377 |
4,595 |
2.12 |
| Wellington |
4 |
8,675 |
2,169 |
76,542 |
19,136 |
8.82 |
20,004 |
5,001 |
2.30 |
| North-Central |
3 |
5,397 |
1,799 |
46,236 |
15,412 |
8.56 |
13,030 |
4,343 |
2.41 |
| North-Eastern |
3 |
9,658 |
3,219 |
74,653 |
24,884 |
7.72 |
22,749 |
7,583 |
2.35 |
| Gippsland |
4 |
8,883 |
2,221 |
69,939 |
17,485 |
7.87 |
22,769 |
5,692 |
2.56 |
| South-Eastern |
3 |
15,461 |
5,154 |
81,009 |
27,003 |
5.23 |
22,999 |
7,667 |
1.48 |
| Shipping and Residue |
|
|
|
3,648 |
|
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1,511 |
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