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McGinty v State of Western Australia
Judgment date: 28/03/1996
Court: HCA
Judge: Brennan CJ, Dawson, Toohey, Gaudron, McHugh and Gummow JJ
Citation:
(1996) 134 ALR 289;
(1996) 186 CLR 140;
(1996) 70 ALJR 200;
[1996] 2 Leg Rep 2;
[1996] HCA 48;
BC9600206;
Catchwords: Constitutional law; State constitutions; Western Australia; Whether requires numerical equality of electors in each district;
Constitutional law; Constitution; Principle of representative democracy; Necessity of numerical equality of electors in each electoral division;
Constitutional law; Constitution; Saving of state constitutions; Restrictions placed on state constitution by Commonwealth Constitution;