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COMPARING PARLIAMENTS

      AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT                        CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
                (Senate Elected)                                                (Senate Appointed)

STATE/TERR. POP.  HOUSE SENATE PROVINCE/TERR. POP. HOUSE SENATE
New South Wales 6,640,355 50   12 Ontario 11,410,046 106   24
Victoria 4,872,538 37   12 Quebec

7,237,479

  75   24
Queensland 3,707,175 27   12 British Columbia 3,907,738   36     6
Western Australia 1,927.322 15   12 Alberta 2,974,807   28     6
South Australia 1,520,242 12   12 Manitoba 1,119,583   14     6
Tasmania    472,725   5   12 Saskatchewan    978,933   14     6
Capital Terr.    321,819   2    2 Nova Scotia    908,007   11   10
Northern Terr.    198,013   2    2 New Brunswick    729,498   10   10
Newfoundland    512,930     7     6
Prince Edward Island   135,294     4     4
Northwest Terr.     37,360     1     1
Yukon Terr   28,674       1     1
Nunavut Terr. 26,745     1     1

TOTAL

19,662,781 150 76

TOTAL

30,007,094 308 105

2001 Population Figures