Talk:Australian Electoral Commission

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[edit] Political activism?

I was stated in Federal parliament in the adjournment debate on 28 May 2008 that the AEC redistribution of state electoral boundaries would provisionally give the (Queensland) Labor government four seats that they wouldn't have otherwise had in the upcoming state election. The fact that the statement was made can be confirmed from the Hansard (available at aph.gov.au), but I heard it live on the radio. I am not going to edit the article, as this could simply be a member of a political party abusing his parliamentary priviledge. I have heard this spoken of in the past, but have not (at this stage) found anything to reference it other than statements in parliament (which, as I have indicated, may not be reliable). Has anyone else found any reliable information on this, and is it notable enough to mention? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 57.67.17.100 (talk) 01:33, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Well, the AEC doesn't determine Queensland redistributions, the Electoral Commission Queensland does that. The redistribution would on paper appear to advantage the ALP in Queensland, but that's simply because the faster-growing areas of the state are areas that the ALP has traditionally dominated in. Lankiveil ^{(speak to me)} 05:16, 2 June 2008 (UTC).

[edit] Chairmen?

I've added a list of AEC Commissioners, but is it worth adding AEC Chairmen too? I would say no, given the largely ceremonial role performed by such people, and their bio's will all be found in the relevent section of Australian Federal Court Judges anyway. Views? Peter phelps (talk) 05:21, 2 June 2008 (UTC)