▁Exp ansion ▁of ▁voting ▁divisions ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁divisions ▁within ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ch amb ers ▁was ▁gradually ▁increased ▁over ▁time . ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁was ▁expanded ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁representing ▁ 6 ▁provinces ▁to ▁its ▁peak ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁members ▁spread ▁throughout ▁ 1 4 ▁provinces ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁both ▁provinces ▁and ▁members ▁continued ▁to ▁change ▁until ▁it ▁remained ▁relatively ▁fixed ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁ 4 4 ▁members ▁represented ▁ 2 2 ▁provinces . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁members ▁were ▁distributed ▁even ly , ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁single ▁and ▁multi - member ▁districts ▁as ▁the ▁chamber ▁was ▁at ▁its ▁creation . ▁ ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁has ▁similarly ▁fl uct u ated ▁in ▁size ▁over ▁time . ▁It ▁contained ▁ 6 0 ▁seats ▁within ▁its ▁first ▁iteration ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁eventually ▁growing ▁to ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 9 5 ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁when ▁all ▁divisions ▁were ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁though , ▁when ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁then ▁ 6 6 ▁seats ▁were ▁cont ested . ▁The ▁Assembly ▁reached ▁ 8 8 ▁seats ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁has ▁remained ▁at ▁this ▁number ▁ever ▁since . ▁ ▁Current ▁voting ▁methods ▁and ▁districts ▁Until ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁had ▁ 4 4 ▁members ▁serving ▁eight