Editing Gerrymandering (section)

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Gerrymandering has not typically been considered a problem in the national [[Australian electoral system]] largely because drawing of electoral boundaries has typically been done by non-partisan [[Australian Electoral Commission|electoral commissions]]. There have been historical cases of [[malapportionment]], whereby the distribution of electors to electorates was not in proportion to the population [[Electoral system of Australia#Gerrymandering and malapportionment|in several states]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rydon |first=Joan |date=1968 |title="Malapportionment"—Australian style |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00323266808401138 |journal=Politics |language=en |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=133–147 |doi=10.1080/00323266808401138 |issn=0032-3268 |via=Taylor & Francis}}</ref> though most of these have been eliminated over time.

In 1996, the [[High Court of Australia]] in ''[[McGinty v Western Australia]]'' confirmed the constitutional legality of electoral systems where different constituencies were differently weighted from others in the same system; in particular, the case approved Western Australia's system, described below.