▁and ▁territory ▁is ▁entitled ▁and ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁each ▁elect or ate , ▁in ▁a ▁process ▁known ▁in ▁Australia ▁as ▁red ist ribution . ▁▁ ▁Within ▁each ▁state ▁and ▁territory , ▁elect oral ▁boundaries ▁are ▁red ra wn ▁from ▁time ▁to ▁time . ▁This ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁least ▁once ▁every ▁ 7 ▁years , ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ent it lement ▁to ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁changes . ▁B ound aries ▁are ▁drawn ▁by ▁a ▁Red ist ribution ▁Committee , ▁and ▁app ort ion ment ▁within ▁a ▁state ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁en rolled ▁vot ers ▁rather ▁than ▁total ▁residents ▁or ▁" pop ulation ". ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁en rolled ▁vot ers ▁in ▁each ▁division ▁cannot ▁vary ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 % ▁from ▁the ▁average ▁across ▁a ▁state ▁or ▁territory , ▁nor ▁can ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁vot ers ▁vary ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 . 5 % ▁from ▁the ▁average ▁project ed ▁en rol ment ▁ 3 . 5 ▁years ▁into ▁the ▁future . ▁However , ▁due ▁to ▁various ▁reasons , ▁larger ▁seats ▁like ▁Cow per ▁( New ▁South ▁Wales ) ▁contain ▁ 8 0 % ▁more ▁elect ors ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁smaller ▁seats ▁like ▁Sol omon ▁( N or thern ▁Territ ory ). ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁red ist ribution ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁in ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁federal ▁election . ▁In ▁this ▁red ist ribution , ▁the ▁A