Wednesday, March 17, 2010

How many members should be in the Australian House of Parliament?

You find this by the following formula:

Quota = Number of people in Australia / (Number of senators in the Senate * 2)

Members of the House of Parliament for each state = Number of people in the state / Quota + (Optional)

Optional is worked out as follows:
  • If mod(Number of people in the state / Quota) > (Quota / 2) then Optional = 1
  • Else Optional = 0
However, Members of the House of Parliament for each state must be equal to or greater than 5.