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snippet: The Proposed Divisions layer is the spatial representation of proposed changes to Queensland Local Government division boundaries defined during the 2023 Local Government boundary reviews.
summary: The Proposed Divisions layer is the spatial representation of proposed changes to Queensland Local Government division boundaries defined during the 2023 Local Government boundary reviews.
extent: [[144.741137,-25.986072],[153.360402,-17.089305]]
accessInformation: Local Government Area Change Commission (LGCC); Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (DNRME); Australian Electoral Commission (AEC); Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS); Queensland Government Statistician’s Office (QGSO)
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typeKeywords: ["Data","Service","Feature Service","ArcGIS Server","Feature Access","providerSDS"]
description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The Proposed Divisions layer is the spatial representation of proposed changes to Queensland Local Government division boundaries defined during the 2023 Local Government boundary reviews.</SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN><SPAN>Each local government division and ward must contain a “reasonable proportion of electors” as defined by the </SPAN><A href="https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2009-017" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>Local Government Act 2009 (Qld), Part 2 Councillors for divisions of local government areas</SPAN></A><SPAN>. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>A small number of local government divisions will be reviewed in 2023 to ensure all divisions meet their elector enrolment requirement prior to the 2024 Quadrennial Local Government Elections.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Divisional boundaries were created by aggregating Statistical Level 1 (SA1) polygons according to electoral divisions determined during the 2021/22 Local Government Boundary Reviews.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Proposed divisions are populated with current and projected elector counts (at 31 January </SPAN><SPAN>2023 </SPAN><SPAN>and 31 March </SPAN><SPAN>2028</SPAN><SPAN> respectively), as well as percent elector deviation from the allowable elector quota at each date.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Proposed and projected elector data were obtained from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office (QGSO) respectively.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
licenseInfo: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The </SPAN><SPAN>p</SPAN><SPAN>roposed Queensland divisional boundaries remain in effect until the 202</SPAN><SPAN>4</SPAN><SPAN> Quadrennial Local Government Elections are announced. This material is licensed under a Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International licence.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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title: Proposed divisions 2023
type: Feature Service
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tags: ["Proposed Divisions","Local Government Electoral Divisions","LGA Divisions"]
culture: en-AU
name: Proposed_divisions_2023
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