Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
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Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
All labels observed (1)
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| Section 24 of the Australian Constitution canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 24 of the Australian Constitution Context triple: [House of Representatives of Australia, sectionOfConstitution, Section 24 of the Australian Constitution]
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Article 52 of the Constitution of India
Article 52 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes the office of the President as the formal head of state of the Republic of India.
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Article 84 of the Constitution of India
Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down the qualifications required for a person to become a member of Parliament, including the Rajya Sabha.
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Article 80 of the Constitution of India
Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
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Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Section 24 of the Australian Constitution Target entity description: Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
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A.
Article 52 of the Constitution of India
Article 52 of the Constitution of India is the provision that establishes the office of the President as the formal head of state of the Republic of India.
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B.
Article 84 of the Constitution of India
Article 84 of the Constitution of India lays down the qualifications required for a person to become a member of Parliament, including the Rajya Sabha.
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C.
Article 80 of the Constitution of India
Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the composition, method of election, and nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament.
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D.
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution
Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes that the Constitution, federal laws, and treaties are the supreme law of the land, overriding conflicting state laws.
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E.
Australia Act 1986
The Australia Act 1986 is a landmark statute that severed the remaining constitutional links between Australia and the United Kingdom, granting Australia full legal independence in its domestic and external affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional provision
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section of the Constitution of Australia ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
House of Representatives
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federal electoral apportionment ⓘ original states of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| category |
Australian constitutional law
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electoral law of Australia ⓘ provisions about the Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| constrains |
Parliament’s power to alter the size of the House of Representatives
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Parliament’s power to alter the size of the Senate without referendum ⓘ |
| containsRule | nexus between the size of the House of Representatives and the Senate ⓘ |
| defines | method for apportioning House of Representatives seats among the states ⓘ |
| draftedBy | framers of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| establishesPrinciple |
proportional representation of the states by population in the House of Representatives
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representation of the people in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governs |
composition of the House of Representatives
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election of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasLegalEffect |
determines distribution of House of Representatives seats among states
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guarantees minimum representation for each original state ⓘ |
| hasShortDescription | provision on representation and size of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| influences |
redistribution of electoral boundaries
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size of federal electorates ⓘ |
| inForceSince | 1 January 1901 ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | High Court of Australia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageIncludes |
phrase "directly chosen by the people"
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requirement that the number of members chosen in the several states shall be in proportion to the respective numbers of their people ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Section 128 of the Australian Constitution
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Section 29 of the Australian Constitution ⓘ Section 51 of the Australian Constitution ⓘ Section 7 of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chapter I of the Australian Constitution
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Part III of Chapter I of the Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| protectsMinimumRepresentationFor | original states in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| requires |
each original state to have at least five members in the House of Representatives
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members of the House of Representatives to be directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth ⓘ members of the House of Representatives to be directly chosen by the people of the states ⓘ number of members of the House of Representatives to be, as nearly as practicable, twice the number of senators ⓘ quota method for determining state representation in the House of Representatives ⓘ use of latest Commonwealth statistics of population for apportionment ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
The House of Representatives
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linked to:
House of Representatives
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| underpins | principle of representative democracy at the federal level in Australia ⓘ |
| usedIn | constitutional challenges concerning electoral representation ⓘ |
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Subject: Section 24 of the Australian Constitution Description of subject: Section 24 of the Australian Constitution is the key provision that governs the composition and election of the House of Representatives, including the principle of proportional representation of the states based on population.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
House of Representatives of Australia
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sectionOfConstitution
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Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
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Australian federal electoral divisions
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constitutionalProvision
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Section 24 of the Australian Constitution
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