South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts83—Electoral fairness and other criteria
(1) In making an
electoral redistribution the Commission must ensure, as far as practicable,
that the electoral redistribution is fair to prospective candidates and groups
of candidates so that, if candidates of a particular group attract more than
50 per cent of the popular vote (determined by aggregating votes cast
throughout the State and allocating preferences to the necessary extent), they
will be elected in sufficient numbers to enable a government to be formed.
(2) In making an
electoral redistribution, the Commission must have regard, as far as
practicable, to—
(a) the
desirability of making the electoral redistribution so as to reflect
communities of interest of an economic, social, regional or other kind;
(b) the
population of each proposed electoral district;
(c) the
topography of areas within which new electoral boundaries will be drawn;
(d) the
feasibility of communication between electors affected by the redistribution
and their parliamentary representative in the House of Assembly;
(e) the
nature of substantial demographic changes that the Commission considers likely
to take place in proposed electoral districts between the conclusion of its
present proceedings and the date of the expiry of the present term of the
House of Assembly,
and may have regard to any other matters it thinks relevant.
(3) For the purposes
of this section a reference to a group of candidates includes not only
candidates endorsed by the same political party but also candidates whose
political stance is such that there is reason to believe that they would, if
elected in sufficient numbers, be prepared to act in concert to form or
support a government.