Shmakalakan House of Representatives

The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Government of Shmakalaka, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The House of Representatives currently consists of 282 members, elected by and representing single member districts known as electoral divisions(commonly referred to as "electorates" or "seats") and each state gets an additional representaitve for carrying the popular vote in the state as well as another seat for carrying the majority of electorates in the state adding an additional 6 representatives for a total of 282. Winning popular vote in a state carries a state as well as winning the most number of consituentcies in a state adding an addtional 12 members. 294. The number of members is not fixed but can vary with boundary changes resulting from electoral redistribution's, which are required on a regular basis. Elections take place every 5 years as of ... unless the Government is dissolved triggering an election. To get a majoprity you need 142 seats.