EC ▁added ▁a ▁seat ▁to ▁Victoria ▁and ▁the ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory , ▁and ▁also ▁determined ▁that ▁South ▁Australia ▁would ▁lose ▁a ▁seat . ▁The ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁therefore ▁increased ▁to ▁ 1 5 1 . ▁Se ats ▁in ▁Victoria , ▁Tas mania ▁and ▁South ▁Australia ▁were ▁also ▁abol ished , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁seats ▁in ▁similar ▁locations ▁but ▁with ▁different ▁names . ▁ ▁N aming ▁The ▁Div isions ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁are ▁unusual ▁in ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁not ▁named ▁after ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁or ▁number ed , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁most ▁other ▁legisl atures ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁Most ▁Div isions ▁are ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁prominent ▁historical ▁people , ▁such ▁as ▁former ▁polit icians ▁( o ften ▁Prime ▁Minister s ), ▁expl or ers , ▁artists ▁and ▁engine ers . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁cases ▁where ▁a ▁Division ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁local ity , ▁the ▁connection ▁to ▁that ▁local ity ▁is ▁sometimes ▁ten uous . ▁For ▁instance , ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Wer ri wa , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁Ab original ▁word ▁for ▁Lake ▁George ▁in ▁the ▁Can ber ra ▁region . ▁However , ▁Wer ri wa ▁has ▁not ▁contained ▁Lake ▁George ▁for ▁many ▁dec ades , ▁and ▁has ▁stead ily ▁moved ▁some ▁ 2 0 0   km ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁south - western ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Sydney ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁century . ▁