Charter

Charter 4.2 sets out how seats are shared

The Charter now explains, seat by seat, how the two chambers of the model Assembly are made up.

The Federal Congress has 189 seats. Each of the 55 States and each of the eight diaspora constituencies sends three members, so a State's weight there does not depend on its size.

The House of Representatives has 360 seats. Every constituency begins with two. The remaining 234 are shared among the States by population, and no State may hold more than 36, one tenth of the House. The diaspora holds 16 seats.

The seats of the House are shared out again every five years. The next sharing is on 1 July 2030.

These are seats in a simulation. Members apply for them through the platform.