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Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission The city of Dayton, Ohio, is governed by a five-member city commission, who are elected with staggered terms. Aside from the mayor, who is a member of the commission and acts as its chairman, there are four commissioners on the city commission of Dayton, Ohio.
Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election) Aside from the mayor, who is a member of the commission and acts as its chairman, there are four commissioners on the city commission of Dayton, Ohio. They are elected for four-year terms in open, nonpartisan at-large elections.
Election Stock Market Election Stock Markets are Financial markets in which the ultimate values of the contracts being traded are based on the outcome of elections. Participants invest their own funds, buy and sell listed contracts, earn profits and bear the risk of losing money.
Election threshold In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. The effect of the threshold is to deny small parties the right of representation, or force them into coalitions.
Elections and Boundaries Commission The Belize Elections and Boundaries Commissision is the primary electoral body in Belize. It supervises all local and national elections and establishes the boundaries of Belize's electoral divisions, hence its name.
Elections Alberta Elections Alberta is the non-partisan organization which oversees general elections and by-elections for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections Alberta also oversees Senatorial elections and Plebiscites.
Elections by country Elections by country gives information on elections. For each de jure and de facto sovereign state and dependent territory an article on elections in that entity has been included and information on the way the head of state and the parliament or legislature is elected.
Elections BC Elections BC (formally, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia) is a non-partisan office of the Legislature responsible for conducting elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its federal equivalent is Elections Canada.
Elections Canada Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada. Its ongoing responsibility is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their choices in federal elections and referendums through an open and impartial process.
Elections Department The Elections Department is a department of the government of Singapore that oversees the procedure for elections in Singapore, including parliamentary elections and presidential elections. It sees that elections are fairly carried out and has a supervisory role to safeguard against electoral fraud.
Elections in Bahrain The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term. The upper house, the Shura Council, has 40 members appointed by the King of Bahrain, with the stated aim of giving a voice to minority communities and technocratic experts within the legislative process.
Elections in Cuba Since Cuba became a one-party republic and the Communist party became the official political party, Cuba has been both condemned and praised by certain Cuban groups, international groups, and foreign governments regarding democracy. The Cuban government responds that the Cuban political system is democratic.
Elections in Dominica Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senatorsThe elected Representatives decide whether senators are to be elected or appointed.
Elections in Ethiopia At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers: the Council of People's Representatives (Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 527 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies; and the Council of the Federation (Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) with 117 members, one each from the 22 minority nationalities, and one from each professional sector of its remaining nationalities, designated by the regional councils, which may elect them themselves or through popular elections.
Elections in Fiji Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had been numerous elections under colonial rule, but only one with universal suffrage (in 1966). In this period, Fiji has had three constitutions, and the voting system has changed accordingly.
Elections in Germany Elections in Germany gives information on election and election results in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament), the Landtage of the various states, and local elections.
Elections in Chile Chile holds nationwide presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Presidential elections elect a president, who serves as chief of state and head of government for a period of six years—four years starting in 2005.
Elections in Iran Iran elects on national level a head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the head of state, the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every 4 years throughout the country.
Elections in Japan The Japanese political system has three types of elections: general elections to the House of Representatives held every four years (unless the lower house is dissolved earlier), elections to the House of Councillors held every three years to choose one-half of its members, and local elections held every four years for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages. Elections are supervised by election committees at each administrative level under the general direction of the Central Election Administration Committee.
Elections in Kuwait Elections in Kuwait are held for both the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) and for the Municipality. Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly at a maximum interval of four years.
Elections in Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a liberal representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under the constitution.
Elections in Macau Macau elects on national level a legislature. The Legislative Council has 29 members, of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and proportional representation, 10 elected from functional constituencies and seven are appointed by the Chief Executive.
Elections in Malaysia Elections in Malaysia exist at two levels: national level and state level. National level elections are those for membership in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state level elections are for membership in the various State Legislative Assemblies.
Elections in Mauritania Prior to the coup d'etat of August 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power. Opposition parties were allowed, but widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Elections in Norway Norway elects its legislature on a national level. The parliament, the Storting (or Stortinget by Norwegian grammar), has 169 members elected for a four year term (during which it may not be dissolved) by the proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies.
Elections in Pakistan At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly-elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected by the National Assembly.
Elections in Palau On a national level, the citizens of Palau elect a president, who serves a four-year term, and acts as head of state. A national bicameral legislature, is also elected, consisting of the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) and the Senate of Palau.
Elections in Samoa Samoa elects on national level a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 49 members, elected for a five year term, 47 members out of the matais (traditional heads of families) in six two-seat and 35 single-seat constituencies and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals.
Elections in Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a state which existed between 2003 and 2006, when it broke up into the two independent states of Serbia and Montenegro. The Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro (Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) had 126 members who served four-year terms, 91 from Serbia and 35 from Montenegro.
Elections in Singapore There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore: parliamentary; and (since 1993) presidential. A referendum may also be held for important national issues, although it has been held only once in Singapore's political history for the 1962 merger referendum.
Elections in Southern Rhodesia Elections in Southern Rhodesia were used from 1899 to 1923 to elect part of the Legislative Council and from 1924 to elect the whole of the Legislative Assembly which governed the colony. Since the granting of self-government in 1923, Southern Rhodesia used the Westminster parliamentary system as its basis of government.
Elections in Swaziland Swaziland elects a national legislature. The Libandla has two chambers: the House of Assembly has 65 members, 55 members elected out of candidates nominated by traditional local councils and 10 appointed members; balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round, and the Senate has 30 non-partisan members, 10 members elected by the Parliament and 20 appointed members.
Elections in the Free State of Prussia The Free State of Prussia held elections to the Landtag between 1918 and 1933. Until the 1930s these elections gave a plurality to the SPD, but this was handed to the NSDAP or Nazi party in the 1930s, generally in line with the rest of Germany.
Elections in the Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands are held for six territorial levels: the European Union (beyond the scope of this article), the state, the 12 Provinces, the (currently 27) water boards, the 467 Municipalities and in some cities (such as Amsterdam) for neighbourhood councils (stadsdeelraden). Apart from elections, referenda are also held occasionally, a fairly recent phenomenon in Dutch politics.
Elections in the People's Republic of China Direct elections in the People's Republic of China take two forms: elections for village leader in selected rural villages and elections for local people congresses. Each people's congress then conducts an election for the next higher level of people's congress, culminating in elections for the national legislature: the National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui).
Elections in the Republic of China Elections in the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the Republic of China Traditional Chinese:ä¸čŹŻć°‘ĺś‹ Hanyu Pinyin: ZhĹŤnghuá MĂnguĂł (with effective control over Taiwan č‡şçŁ or 台çŁ, Quemoy - Jinmen 金門, Matsu - Mazu 馬祖ĺ—島 and some islands in the South China Sea since 1949). The Republic of China elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
Elections in the United States The United States has a federal government, with elected officials at federal (national), state and local level. On a national level, the head of state, the President, is elected indirectly by the people, through electors of an electoral college.
Elections in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Elections in Turkmenistan have been widely criticized for being seeming to be staged and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship.
Elective An Elective is a term used for an academic course chosen by the student from a set of options as opposed to a required course. For example, an undergraduate college may require students studying pyschology to take six required courses and four electives, chosen from a list of ten options.
Elective dictatorship The phrase elective dictatorship (also called executive dominance in political science) was coined by the former Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, in a Richard Dimbleby Lecture at the BBC in 1976 .
Elective rights Two central issues for democracies are the right to candidate, and suffrage or the franchise—that is, the decision as to who is entitled to vote. For example, Athenian democracy limited the vote to male citizens, while slaves, foreigners, and women of any status were excluded.
Elective share An elective share is a term used in American law relating to inheritance, which describes a proportion of an estate which the surviving spouse of the deceased may claim in place of what they were left in the decedent's will. It may also be called a widow's share, statutory share or forced share.
Electocracy An electocracy is a political system where citizens are able to vote for their government but cannot participate directly in governmental decision making and where the government does not share any power. In contrast to democracy where citizens are able to participate in the making of decisions that affect them, electocracy sees decision-making limited to an elected individual or group who may then govern in an arbitrary and unaccountable manner until the next election.
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 16/2005)is a law of the Republic of Ireland] which provides for parliamentary constituencies to take effect at the [[30th Irish general election|next general election for the 30th Dáil Éireann.
Electoral Administration Act 2006 The Electoral Administration Act 2006 is an Act which was passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom on 11 July 2006. The Bill for the Act was amended during its passage through the House of Lords to require political parties to declare large loans; this followed the "Cash for Peerages" scandal.
Electoral Affairs Commission The Electoral Affairs Commission of Hong Kong is an independent, apolitical and impartial body established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance. Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituenies of the 18 District Councils for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election.
Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative ( or WASG) is a German political party founded in 2005 by activists disenchanted with the Social Democratic-Green government. It currently (as of October 2005) has 11,000 members, and ran for the first time in the 2005 state election of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state and a stronghold of the SPD, with pastor Jürgen Klute as its front-runner.
Electoral Bloc Motherland The Electoral Bloc Motherland (Blocul Electoral Patria - Rodina) is an electoral alliance in Moldova, formed by the Socialist Party of Moldova (Partidul Socialist din Moldova) and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (Partidul SocialiĹźtilor din Republica Moldova)
Electoral calendar This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries, as well as some international bodies (such as the European Union). Referenda are included, even though they are not elections.
Electoral College of Pakistan The President of Pakistan is chosen by an electoral college. According to article 41(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, this electoral college consists of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the Provincial Assemblies.
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) The Electoral Commission of New Zealand is a governmental body responsible for administering certain aspects of the country's electoral system. It is an independent Crown entity, not part of any larger department or ministry, and is established under the Electoral Act 1993.
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. 41).
Electoral diaspora and strongholds of the NSDAP Electoral diaspora and strongholds of the NSDAP were the areas were the Nazi Party was particularly successful or less successful electorally. In Bavaria this was among the counties at the last Reichstag election of the Weimar Republic the town of Rothenburg an der Tauber, the county of Kreis Uffenheim, the county of Kreis Neustadt an der Aisch and the county of Kreis DinkelsbĂĽhl.
Electoral district (Canada) An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. An electoral district is often also known as a "constituency", or a "riding" in the Canadian English political jargon.
Electoral district of Adelaide Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east. The federal division of Adelaide covers similar areas.
Electoral district of Altona The Electoral district of Altona is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly more commonly called the Lower House. It is located in Melbourne's western suburbs in traditional working class territory.
Electoral district of Ashford Ashford is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes many of Adelaide's inner south western suburbs. The district forms part of three federal electorates: the Division of Hindmarsh, the Division of Boothby and the Division of Adelaide.
Electoral district of Ballarat East Ballarat East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 3,323km² part-urban and part-rural electorate covering areas to the east of the regional centre of Ballarat.
Electoral district of Balmain Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts largely replacing the abolished district of Port Jackson. It will be contested for the first time in the 2007 general election.
Electoral district of Bass The Electoral district of Bass is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is covers a diverse range of terrority, from outer suburban Pakenham to the rural towns of Lang Lang and Nar Nar Goon to the coastal tourist centres of Phillip Island and Inverloch.
Electoral district of Bayswater The Electoral district of Bayswater is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Bayswater, Heathmont and Wantirna as well as parts of other neighbouring suburbs in outer eastern Melbourne.
Electoral district of Bellarine The Electoral district of Bellarine is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate contains some of the eastern suburbs of Geelong and much of the Bellarine Peninsula after which the electorate is named.
Electoral district of Benalla Benalla is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. The electorate covers a rural area of 17,120 km², and includes the towns of Benalla, Bright, Eildon, Euroa, Mansfield, Mount Beauty, Murchison, Myrtleford, Nagambie, Victoria and Violet Town.
Electoral district of Bentleigh The Electoral district of Bentleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an inner-suburban seat based around the suburbs of Bentleigh, McKinnon and most of Moorabbin south east of Melbourne.
Electoral district of Bragg Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The electorate is largely urban encompasses a significant portion of the City of Burnside and stretches from the east parklands of Adelaide to the foothills of the Adelaide Hills.
Electoral district of Bright Bright is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers southern coastal suburbs of Adelaide including Hove, Brighton, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Marino, Hallett Cove, Lonsdale and O'Sullivan Beach.
Electoral district of Brown Hill-Ivanhoe Brown Hill-Ivanhoe is an abolished Electoral district of Western Australia in the Goldfields region. As in other districts, the Brown Hill-Ivanhoe district elected a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Electoral district of Burdekin The division of Burdekin is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern suburbs (Stuart, Wulguru and Annandale) as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville.
Electoral district of Caloundra The division of Caloundra is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway.
Electoral district of Capalaba The division of Capalaba is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redlands Shire east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.
Electoral district of Carrum The Electoral district of Carrum is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, covering Aspendale, Carrum, Chelsea, Edithvale and Patterson Lakes.
Electoral district of Castle Hill Castle Hill is a new electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, formed during the redistribution in 2004. It is an urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Castle Hill, Carlingford and West Pennant Hills.
Electoral district of Caulfield The Electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Caulfield, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Caulfield East, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea and Balaclava and parts of St Kilda East, St Kilda, Glenhuntly and Ormond.
Electoral district of Clayton The Electoral district of Clayton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around the Melbourne suburb of Clayton after which it is named, and it also includes Clarinda, Notting Hill as well as parts of surrounding suburbs.
Electoral district of Cranbourne The Electoral District of Cranbourne is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located south-east of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Cranbourne, Carrum Downs, Langwarrin, Seaford, Skye, and Frankston North.
Electoral district of Derrimut The Electoral district of Derrimut is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne and contains the suburbs of Albion, Derrimut as well as parts of St Ablans and Sunshine.
Electoral district of Doncaster The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. It is part of the Upper House Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba Electoral District of Drayton & Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912-1927),Toowoomba (1912-1960) and East Toowoomba (1912-1950)).
Electoral district of East Toowoomba The Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton.
Electoral district of Eltham The Electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
Electoral district of Enfield Enfield is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 20km² urban electorate in Adelaide's north, taking in the suburbs of Angle Park, Broadview, Clearview, Clifton Park, Enfield, Ferryden Park, Kilburn, Mansfield Park, Regency Park, Sefton Park, Woodville Gardens, as well as parts of Blair Athol, Collinswood, Kilkenny and Nailsworth.
Electoral district of Ferntree Gully The Electoral district of Ferntree Gully is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was known as Knox until 2002 when a redistribution moved Knoxfield into the neighbouring seat of Bayswater.
Electoral district of Flinders Flinders is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after explorer Matthew Flinders, who was responsible for charting most of the state's coastline.
Electoral district of Gaven Gaven is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created out of the former district of Nerang and the southern segment of Albert in the 2001 redistribution, and is based around the located in the northern growth corridor of the Gold Coast.
Electoral district of Geelong The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown and South Geelong and parts of Highton, and North Geelong.
Electoral district of Gippsland East The Electoral district of Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers most of eastern Victoria and includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost and Omeo.
Electoral district of Glass House The division of Glass House is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is based mostly on the hinterland areas of the Sunshine Coast and in parts of Caboolture, and stretches north to Witta, south to Caboolture West and west to the Conondale.
Electoral district of Goulburn Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, from part of the abolished district of Southern Highlands and part of the old Burrinjuck. It will be contested for the first time in the 2007 general election.
Electoral district of Greenslopes The division of Greenslopes is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in the southern Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes and stretches north to parts of Norman Park and as far south as Tarragindi.
Electoral district of Gympie The division of Gympie is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district atGympie in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Cooroy.
Electoral district of Hartley Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system.
Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia and now an Independent MP.
Electoral district of Hervey Bay The division of Hervey Bay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district at Hervey Bay in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Hervey Bay and also includes Fraser Island.
Electoral district of Chaffey Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia and is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886.
Electoral district of Chatsworth The division of Chatsworth is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and stretches north to Lytton, west to Carina and south to Bulimba Creek.
Electoral district of Ivanhoe (Victoria) The Electoral district of Ivanhoe is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Rosanna.
Electoral district of Kawana The division of Kawana is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is focused on the northern parts of Caloundra City & parts of the Maroochy Shire LGAs.
Electoral district of Kew The Electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies a few kilometres east of Melbourne and is centred around the suburb of Kew and also contains parts of Balwyn and Canterbury.
Electoral district of Kororoit The Electoral district of Kororoit is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering Albanvale, Caroline Springs as well as some parts of Deer Park and St Albans in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Electoral district of Lakemba Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Morris Iemma, who has been Premier of New South Wales since 3 August, 2005.
Election Results, Dayton, Ohio, City Commission (Primary Election) Aside from the mayor, who is a member of the commission and acts as its chairman, there are four commissioners on the city commission of Dayton, Ohio. They are elected for four-year terms in open, nonpartisan at-large elections.
Election Stock Market Election Stock Markets are Financial markets in which the ultimate values of the contracts being traded are based on the outcome of elections. Participants invest their own funds, buy and sell listed contracts, earn profits and bear the risk of losing money.
Election threshold In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. The effect of the threshold is to deny small parties the right of representation, or force them into coalitions.
Elections and Boundaries Commission The Belize Elections and Boundaries Commissision is the primary electoral body in Belize. It supervises all local and national elections and establishes the boundaries of Belize's electoral divisions, hence its name.
Elections Alberta Elections Alberta is the non-partisan organization which oversees general elections and by-elections for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections Alberta also oversees Senatorial elections and Plebiscites.
Elections by country Elections by country gives information on elections. For each de jure and de facto sovereign state and dependent territory an article on elections in that entity has been included and information on the way the head of state and the parliament or legislature is elected.
Elections BC Elections BC (formally, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of British Columbia) is a non-partisan office of the Legislature responsible for conducting elections in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its federal equivalent is Elections Canada.
Elections Canada Elections Canada is an independent, non-partisan agency reporting directly to the Parliament of Canada. Its ongoing responsibility is to ensure that Canadians can exercise their choices in federal elections and referendums through an open and impartial process.
Elections Department The Elections Department is a department of the government of Singapore that oversees the procedure for elections in Singapore, including parliamentary elections and presidential elections. It sees that elections are fairly carried out and has a supervisory role to safeguard against electoral fraud.
Elections in Bahrain The National Assembly is bicameral with the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, having 40 members elected in single-seat constituencies for a four year term. The upper house, the Shura Council, has 40 members appointed by the King of Bahrain, with the stated aim of giving a voice to minority communities and technocratic experts within the legislative process.
Elections in Cuba Since Cuba became a one-party republic and the Communist party became the official political party, Cuba has been both condemned and praised by certain Cuban groups, international groups, and foreign governments regarding democracy. The Cuban government responds that the Cuban political system is democratic.
Elections in Dominica Dominica elects on national level a legislature. The House of Assembly has 32 members, 21 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies, 9 appointed senatorsThe elected Representatives decide whether senators are to be elected or appointed.
Elections in Ethiopia At the federal level, Ethiopia elects a legislature. The Federal Parliamentary Assembly has two chambers: the Council of People's Representatives (Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet) with 527 members, elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies; and the Council of the Federation (Yefedereshn Mekir Bet) with 117 members, one each from the 22 minority nationalities, and one from each professional sector of its remaining nationalities, designated by the regional councils, which may elect them themselves or through popular elections.
Elections in Fiji Fiji has held nine general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had been numerous elections under colonial rule, but only one with universal suffrage (in 1966). In this period, Fiji has had three constitutions, and the voting system has changed accordingly.
Elections in Germany Elections in Germany gives information on election and election results in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament), the Landtage of the various states, and local elections.
Elections in Chile Chile holds nationwide presidential, parliamentary and municipal elections. Presidential elections elect a president, who serves as chief of state and head of government for a period of six years—four years starting in 2005.
Elections in Iran Iran elects on national level a head of government (the president), a legislature (the Majlis), and an "Assembly of Experts" (which elects the head of state, the Supreme Leader). Also City and Village Council elections are held every 4 years throughout the country.
Elections in Japan The Japanese political system has three types of elections: general elections to the House of Representatives held every four years (unless the lower house is dissolved earlier), elections to the House of Councillors held every three years to choose one-half of its members, and local elections held every four years for offices in prefectures, cities, and villages. Elections are supervised by election committees at each administrative level under the general direction of the Central Election Administration Committee.
Elections in Kuwait Elections in Kuwait are held for both the National Assembly (Majlis al-Umma) and for the Municipality. Kuwait's 1962 constitution calls for elections to the unicameral National Assembly at a maximum interval of four years.
Elections in Luxembourg Elections in Luxembourg are held to determine the political composition of the representative institutions of Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a liberal representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under the constitution.
Elections in Macau Macau elects on national level a legislature. The Legislative Council has 29 members, of whom 12 are elected by popular vote and proportional representation, 10 elected from functional constituencies and seven are appointed by the Chief Executive.
Elections in Malaysia Elections in Malaysia exist at two levels: national level and state level. National level elections are those for membership in the Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of Parliament, while state level elections are for membership in the various State Legislative Assemblies.
Elections in Mauritania Prior to the coup d'etat of August 2005, Mauritania was a one party dominant state with the Democratic and Social Republican Party in power. Opposition parties were allowed, but widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Elections in Norway Norway elects its legislature on a national level. The parliament, the Storting (or Stortinget by Norwegian grammar), has 169 members elected for a four year term (during which it may not be dissolved) by the proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies.
Elections in Pakistan At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly-elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected by the National Assembly.
Elections in Palau On a national level, the citizens of Palau elect a president, who serves a four-year term, and acts as head of state. A national bicameral legislature, is also elected, consisting of the Palau National Congress (Olbiil era Kelulau) and the Senate of Palau.
Elections in Samoa Samoa elects on national level a legislature. The Fono or Legislative Assembly has 49 members, elected for a five year term, 47 members out of the matais (traditional heads of families) in six two-seat and 35 single-seat constituencies and 2 members by the non-Samoan nationals.
Elections in Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro was a state which existed between 2003 and 2006, when it broke up into the two independent states of Serbia and Montenegro. The Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro (Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) had 126 members who served four-year terms, 91 from Serbia and 35 from Montenegro.
Elections in Singapore There are currently two types of Elections in Singapore in Singapore: parliamentary; and (since 1993) presidential. A referendum may also be held for important national issues, although it has been held only once in Singapore's political history for the 1962 merger referendum.
Elections in Southern Rhodesia Elections in Southern Rhodesia were used from 1899 to 1923 to elect part of the Legislative Council and from 1924 to elect the whole of the Legislative Assembly which governed the colony. Since the granting of self-government in 1923, Southern Rhodesia used the Westminster parliamentary system as its basis of government.
Elections in Swaziland Swaziland elects a national legislature. The Libandla has two chambers: the House of Assembly has 65 members, 55 members elected out of candidates nominated by traditional local councils and 10 appointed members; balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round, and the Senate has 30 non-partisan members, 10 members elected by the Parliament and 20 appointed members.
Elections in the Free State of Prussia The Free State of Prussia held elections to the Landtag between 1918 and 1933. Until the 1930s these elections gave a plurality to the SPD, but this was handed to the NSDAP or Nazi party in the 1930s, generally in line with the rest of Germany.
Elections in the Netherlands Elections in the Netherlands are held for six territorial levels: the European Union (beyond the scope of this article), the state, the 12 Provinces, the (currently 27) water boards, the 467 Municipalities and in some cities (such as Amsterdam) for neighbourhood councils (stadsdeelraden). Apart from elections, referenda are also held occasionally, a fairly recent phenomenon in Dutch politics.
Elections in the People's Republic of China Direct elections in the People's Republic of China take two forms: elections for village leader in selected rural villages and elections for local people congresses. Each people's congress then conducts an election for the next higher level of people's congress, culminating in elections for the national legislature: the National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui).
Elections in the Republic of China Elections in the Republic of China gives information on election and election results in the Republic of China Traditional Chinese:ä¸čŹŻć°‘ĺś‹ Hanyu Pinyin: ZhĹŤnghuá MĂnguĂł (with effective control over Taiwan č‡şçŁ or 台çŁ, Quemoy - Jinmen 金門, Matsu - Mazu 馬祖ĺ—島 and some islands in the South China Sea since 1949). The Republic of China elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
Elections in the United States The United States has a federal government, with elected officials at federal (national), state and local level. On a national level, the head of state, the President, is elected indirectly by the people, through electors of an electoral college.
Elections in Turkmenistan Turkmenistan elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The Elections in Turkmenistan have been widely criticized for being seeming to be staged and attempting to give an appearance of legitimacy to what is in reality a dictatorship.
Elective An Elective is a term used for an academic course chosen by the student from a set of options as opposed to a required course. For example, an undergraduate college may require students studying pyschology to take six required courses and four electives, chosen from a list of ten options.
Elective dictatorship The phrase elective dictatorship (also called executive dominance in political science) was coined by the former Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, in a Richard Dimbleby Lecture at the BBC in 1976 .
Elective rights Two central issues for democracies are the right to candidate, and suffrage or the franchise—that is, the decision as to who is entitled to vote. For example, Athenian democracy limited the vote to male citizens, while slaves, foreigners, and women of any status were excluded.
Elective share An elective share is a term used in American law relating to inheritance, which describes a proportion of an estate which the surviving spouse of the deceased may claim in place of what they were left in the decedent's will. It may also be called a widow's share, statutory share or forced share.
Electocracy An electocracy is a political system where citizens are able to vote for their government but cannot participate directly in governmental decision making and where the government does not share any power. In contrast to democracy where citizens are able to participate in the making of decisions that affect them, electocracy sees decision-making limited to an elected individual or group who may then govern in an arbitrary and unaccountable manner until the next election.
Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2005 (No. 16/2005)is a law of the Republic of Ireland] which provides for parliamentary constituencies to take effect at the [[30th Irish general election|next general election for the 30th Dáil Éireann.
Electoral Administration Act 2006 The Electoral Administration Act 2006 is an Act which was passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom on 11 July 2006. The Bill for the Act was amended during its passage through the House of Lords to require political parties to declare large loans; this followed the "Cash for Peerages" scandal.
Electoral Affairs Commission The Electoral Affairs Commission of Hong Kong is an independent, apolitical and impartial body established under the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance. Its main functions include considering or reviewing the boundaries of Legislative Council geographical constituencies and constituenies of the 18 District Councils for the purpose of making recommendations, and overseeing the conduct and supervision of elections and regulating the procedures at an election.
Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative ( or WASG) is a German political party founded in 2005 by activists disenchanted with the Social Democratic-Green government. It currently (as of October 2005) has 11,000 members, and ran for the first time in the 2005 state election of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state and a stronghold of the SPD, with pastor Jürgen Klute as its front-runner.
Electoral Bloc Motherland The Electoral Bloc Motherland (Blocul Electoral Patria - Rodina) is an electoral alliance in Moldova, formed by the Socialist Party of Moldova (Partidul Socialist din Moldova) and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (Partidul SocialiĹźtilor din Republica Moldova)
Electoral calendar This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries, as well as some international bodies (such as the European Union). Referenda are included, even though they are not elections.
Electoral College of Pakistan The President of Pakistan is chosen by an electoral college. According to article 41(3) of the Constitution of Pakistan, this electoral college consists of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the Provincial Assemblies.
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) The Electoral Commission of New Zealand is a governmental body responsible for administering certain aspects of the country's electoral system. It is an independent Crown entity, not part of any larger department or ministry, and is established under the Electoral Act 1993.
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom) The Electoral Commission is a non-ministerial government department with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (2000 c. 41).
Electoral diaspora and strongholds of the NSDAP Electoral diaspora and strongholds of the NSDAP were the areas were the Nazi Party was particularly successful or less successful electorally. In Bavaria this was among the counties at the last Reichstag election of the Weimar Republic the town of Rothenburg an der Tauber, the county of Kreis Uffenheim, the county of Kreis Neustadt an der Aisch and the county of Kreis DinkelsbĂĽhl.
Electoral district (Canada) An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based. An electoral district is often also known as a "constituency", or a "riding" in the Canadian English political jargon.
Electoral district of Adelaide Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east. The federal division of Adelaide covers similar areas.
Electoral district of Altona The Electoral district of Altona is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly more commonly called the Lower House. It is located in Melbourne's western suburbs in traditional working class territory.
Electoral district of Ashford Ashford is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly which includes many of Adelaide's inner south western suburbs. The district forms part of three federal electorates: the Division of Hindmarsh, the Division of Boothby and the Division of Adelaide.
Electoral district of Ballarat East Ballarat East is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 3,323km² part-urban and part-rural electorate covering areas to the east of the regional centre of Ballarat.
Electoral district of Balmain Balmain is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts largely replacing the abolished district of Port Jackson. It will be contested for the first time in the 2007 general election.
Electoral district of Bass The Electoral district of Bass is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is covers a diverse range of terrority, from outer suburban Pakenham to the rural towns of Lang Lang and Nar Nar Goon to the coastal tourist centres of Phillip Island and Inverloch.
Electoral district of Bayswater The Electoral district of Bayswater is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Bayswater, Heathmont and Wantirna as well as parts of other neighbouring suburbs in outer eastern Melbourne.
Electoral district of Bellarine The Electoral district of Bellarine is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. The electorate contains some of the eastern suburbs of Geelong and much of the Bellarine Peninsula after which the electorate is named.
Electoral district of Benalla Benalla is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. The electorate covers a rural area of 17,120 km², and includes the towns of Benalla, Bright, Eildon, Euroa, Mansfield, Mount Beauty, Murchison, Myrtleford, Nagambie, Victoria and Violet Town.
Electoral district of Bentleigh The Electoral district of Bentleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an inner-suburban seat based around the suburbs of Bentleigh, McKinnon and most of Moorabbin south east of Melbourne.
Electoral district of Bragg Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The electorate is largely urban encompasses a significant portion of the City of Burnside and stretches from the east parklands of Adelaide to the foothills of the Adelaide Hills.
Electoral district of Bright Bright is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers southern coastal suburbs of Adelaide including Hove, Brighton, Seacliff, Seacliff Park, Marino, Hallett Cove, Lonsdale and O'Sullivan Beach.
Electoral district of Brown Hill-Ivanhoe Brown Hill-Ivanhoe is an abolished Electoral district of Western Australia in the Goldfields region. As in other districts, the Brown Hill-Ivanhoe district elected a single person to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly.
Electoral district of Burdekin The division of Burdekin is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. Centred on the Ayr–Home Hill region, the electorate also includes some of Townsville's southern suburbs (Stuart, Wulguru and Annandale) as well as the coal-mining town of Collinsville.
Electoral district of Caloundra The division of Caloundra is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Caloundra and stretches north to Wurtulla, south to Pelican Waters and west to the Bruce Highway.
Electoral district of Capalaba The division of Capalaba is an electoral district of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. The electorate is centred on the suburb of Capalaba, in Redlands Shire east of Brisbane, and includes parts of the adjoining suburbs of Alexandra Hills and Birkdale.
Electoral district of Carrum The Electoral district of Carrum is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, covering Aspendale, Carrum, Chelsea, Edithvale and Patterson Lakes.
Electoral district of Castle Hill Castle Hill is a new electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, formed during the redistribution in 2004. It is an urban electorate in Sydney's outer west, taking in the suburbs of Castle Hill, Carlingford and West Pennant Hills.
Electoral district of Caulfield The Electoral district of Caulfield is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the suburbs of Caulfield, Caulfield North, Caulfield South, Caulfield East, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Ripponlea and Balaclava and parts of St Kilda East, St Kilda, Glenhuntly and Ormond.
Electoral district of Clayton The Electoral district of Clayton is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around the Melbourne suburb of Clayton after which it is named, and it also includes Clarinda, Notting Hill as well as parts of surrounding suburbs.
Electoral district of Cranbourne The Electoral District of Cranbourne is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located south-east of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Cranbourne, Carrum Downs, Langwarrin, Seaford, Skye, and Frankston North.
Electoral district of Derrimut The Electoral district of Derrimut is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the western suburbs of Melbourne and contains the suburbs of Albion, Derrimut as well as parts of St Ablans and Sunshine.
Electoral district of Doncaster The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. It is part of the Upper House Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Electoral district of Drayton & Toowoomba Electoral District of Drayton & Toowoomba was the original seat for the urban settlement on the eastern Darling Downs. In 1912, it was redistributed into Drayton (1912-1927),Toowoomba (1912-1960) and East Toowoomba (1912-1950)).
Electoral district of East Toowoomba The Electoral District of East Toowoomba was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in 1912 when the old seat of Drayton & Toowoomba split into East Toowoomba, Toowoomba and Drayton.
Electoral district of Eltham The Electoral district of Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is an outer metropolitan electorate and contains Eltham, Lower Plenty as well as parts of Greensborough and Kangaroo Ground.
Electoral district of Enfield Enfield is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 20km² urban electorate in Adelaide's north, taking in the suburbs of Angle Park, Broadview, Clearview, Clifton Park, Enfield, Ferryden Park, Kilburn, Mansfield Park, Regency Park, Sefton Park, Woodville Gardens, as well as parts of Blair Athol, Collinswood, Kilkenny and Nailsworth.
Electoral district of Ferntree Gully The Electoral district of Ferntree Gully is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was known as Knox until 2002 when a redistribution moved Knoxfield into the neighbouring seat of Bayswater.
Electoral district of Flinders Flinders is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after explorer Matthew Flinders, who was responsible for charting most of the state's coastline.
Electoral district of Gaven Gaven is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created out of the former district of Nerang and the southern segment of Albert in the 2001 redistribution, and is based around the located in the northern growth corridor of the Gold Coast.
Electoral district of Geelong The Electoral district of Geelong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is based around inner metropolitan Geelong and includes the suburbs of Bell Park, Drumcondra, East Geelong, Geelong, Geelong West, Newtown and South Geelong and parts of Highton, and North Geelong.
Electoral district of Gippsland East The Electoral district of Gippsland East is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers most of eastern Victoria and includes the towns of Bairnsdale, Lakes Entrance, Orbost and Omeo.
Electoral district of Glass House The division of Glass House is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast hinterland in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is based mostly on the hinterland areas of the Sunshine Coast and in parts of Caboolture, and stretches north to Witta, south to Caboolture West and west to the Conondale.
Electoral district of Goulburn Goulburn is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created at the 2004 redistribution of electoral districts, from part of the abolished district of Southern Highlands and part of the old Burrinjuck. It will be contested for the first time in the 2007 general election.
Electoral district of Greenslopes The division of Greenslopes is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in the southern Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the Brisbane suburb of Greenslopes and stretches north to parts of Norman Park and as far south as Tarragindi.
Electoral district of Gympie The division of Gympie is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district atGympie in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Gympie and stretches north to Rainbow Beach and as far south to Cooroy.
Electoral district of Hartley Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system.
Electoral district of Hawkesbury Hawkesbury is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Steven Pringle, formerly of the Liberal Party of Australia and now an Independent MP.
Electoral district of Hervey Bay The division of Hervey Bay is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district at Hervey Bay in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the city of Hervey Bay and also includes Fraser Island.
Electoral district of Chaffey Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia and is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886.
Electoral district of Chatsworth The division of Chatsworth is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district in Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is centred on the south-eastern suburbs of Brisbane and stretches north to Lytton, west to Carina and south to Bulimba Creek.
Electoral district of Ivanhoe (Victoria) The Electoral district of Ivanhoe is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is located in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne and is based around the suburbs of Heidelberg, Ivanhoe and Rosanna.
Electoral district of Kawana The division of Kawana is a Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral district on the Sunshine Coast in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate is focused on the northern parts of Caloundra City & parts of the Maroochy Shire LGAs.
Electoral district of Kew The Electoral district of Kew is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies a few kilometres east of Melbourne and is centred around the suburb of Kew and also contains parts of Balwyn and Canterbury.
Electoral district of Kororoit The Electoral district of Kororoit is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly covering Albanvale, Caroline Springs as well as some parts of Deer Park and St Albans in the western suburbs of Melbourne.
Electoral district of Lakemba Lakemba is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is currently represented by Morris Iemma, who has been Premier of New South Wales since 3 August, 2005.
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