Parliamentary Representation—Legislative Council, 1901., 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 to a Representative and to an Elector.
| Electoral Province. |
Number of— |
Proportion of Electors to a Representative. |
Population (both sexes, all ages). |
Approximate Adult Male Population (21 years old and up-wards). |
| Represent Tatives. |
Electors. |
Number |
Proportion to— |
| A Representative. |
An Elector. |
| Total of Electoral Provinces |
48 |
130,672 |
2,722 |
1,199,060 |
25,028 |
9.19 |
326,079 |
| Melbourne |
4 |
13,398 |
3,349 |
106,156 |
26,539 |
7.92 |
32,056 |
| North Yarra |
3 |
9,020 |
3,006 |
115,183 |
38,394 |
12.77 |
29,229 |
| South Yarra |
4 |
12,851 |
3,212 |
144,161 |
36,040 |
11.22 |
36,184 |
| Southern |
3 |
10,749 |
3,583 |
111,801 |
37,267 |
10.40 |
29,448 |
| South Western |
3 |
7,254 |
2,418 |
64,051 |
21,350 |
8.83 |
17,310 |
| Nelson |
3 |
5,881 |
1,960 |
53,987 |
17,995 |
9.18 |
16,500 |
| Western |
3 |
6,372 |
2,124 |
51,211 |
17,070 |
8.04 |
13,574 |
| North-Western |
4 |
11,501 |
2,875 |
87,420 |
21,855 |
7.60 |
23,060 |
| Northern |
4 |
8,355 |
2,089 |
74,458 |
18,614 |
8.91 |
19,570 |
| Wellington |
4 |
8,189 |
2,047 |
77,477 |
19,369 |
9.46 |
19,380 |
| North-Central |
3 |
5,358 |
1,786 |
46,923 |
15,641 |
8.76 |
13,460 |
| North-Eastern |
3 |
9,181 |
3,060 |
81,561 |
27,187 |
8.88 |
24,601 |
| Gippsland |
4 |
9,306 |
2,326 |
82,071 |
20,518 |
8.82 |
25,217 |
| South-Eastern |
3 |
13,257 |
4,419 |
100,775 |
33,591 |
7.60 |
26,490 |
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Migratory Population (not distributed)
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1,825 |
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