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Will the delimitation exercise actually shift political power toward the north?
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What happened
Delimitation redraws parliamentary constituency boundaries based on population, and states with faster population growth stand to gain more seats. Southern states, which have had more success controlling population growth, worry this could reduce their relative political weight in Parliament even though it may reward their own development outcomes.
What the evidence says
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Northern states have generally had higher population growth rates over recent decades than southern states.
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Southern state governments have publicly raised concerns about being penalised for successful population control.
What's unclear
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The exact formula and timeline for implementing new constituency boundaries has not been finalised.
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