At-large

An at-large constituency is a single constituency that represents an entire region, generally one with a lower population relative to other regions.

By country
Australia
Australia no longer uses at-large electorates (called divisions) to elect the House of Representatives. Under the Constitution, each state has to have at least five seats in the House of Representatives and 12 seats in the Senate. However, this does not include the territories, which currently have two Senate seats each and between two and three House seats each (the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has three while the Northern Territory has two). At certain points in time, the two territories had one at-large division each.

From 1949 until 1974, the ACT was represented by one division: the Division of Australian Capital Territory. It was then split into two divisions: Canberra and Fraser (named after Jim Fraser). A third division, Namadgi, was created in 1996 but abolished in 1998. In 2016, Fraser was abolished and a new Melbourne-based seat called Fraser was created in honour of Malcolm Fraser. The old seat of Fraser was replaced by Fenner. A third division was created again in 2019, this time named Bean. Currently, there are three divisions: Bean (which includes most of the ACT's land area, including the southern suburbs of Canberra and some smaller towns, as well as the overseas territory of Norfolk Island), Canberra (which includes the inner and eastern suburbs of Canberra) and Fenner (which includes the northern and western suburbs of Canberra, as well as the Jervis Bay Territory).

From 1922 until 2001, the Northern Territory was represented by only one division: the Division of Northern Territory. In 2001, it was split into two divisions: Lingiari (covering the majority of the Northern Territory's land area, as well as the overseas territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands) and Solomon (covering the majority of the Northern Territory's population, including its two largest cities: Darwin and Palmerston).

Canada
The Canadian House of Commons electoral districts of Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon are considered at-large because they represent the entire territories of the same name, respectively.

European Parliament
Most European Parliament constituencies represent an entire country and are therefore at-large.

Philippines
Several congressional districts of the House of Representatives of the Philippines are at-large.

United States
Of the 435 voting members of the United States House of Representatives, there are currently six that are elected from at-large congressional districts, as well as all six non-voting delegates.

States that are currently represented at-large
 Alaska
 Delaware
 North Dakota
 South Dakota
 Vermont
 Wyoming

States that were formerly represented at-large

 Alabama
 Arizona
 Arkansas
 California
 Colorado
 Connecticut
 Florida
 Georgia
 Hawaii
 Idaho
 Illinois
 Indiana
 Iowa
 Kansas
 Kentucky
 Louisiana
 Maine
 Maryland
 Massachusetts
 Michigan
 Minnesota
 Mississippi
 Missouri
 Montana
 Nebraska
 Nevada
 New Hampshire
 New Jersey
 New Mexico
 New York
 North Carolina
 Ohio
 Oklahoma
 Oregon
 Pennsylvania
 Rhode Island
 South Carolina
 Tennessee
 Texas
 Utah
 Virginia
 Washington
 West Virginia

Current non-voting delegates
 American Samoa
 American Virgin Islands
 District of Columbia
 Guam
 Northern Mariana Islands
 Puerto Rico

Former non-voting delegates

 Alabama Territory
 Alaska Territory
 Arizona Territory
 Colorado Territory
 Dakota Territory
 Florida Territory
 Hawaii Territory
 Idaho Territory
 Illinois Territory
 Indiana Territory
 Iowa Territory
 Kansas Territory
 Mississippi Territory
 Missouri Territory
 Montana Territory
 Nevada Territory
 New Mexico Territory
 Northwest Territory
 Oklahoma Territory
 Oregon Territory
 Orleans Territory
 Philippines
 Southwest Territory
 Utah Territory
 Washington Territory
 Wisconsin Territory
 Wyoming Territory

References

Category:Constituencies