A week after the AEC released the electoral boundaries, I have finally produced my Google Earth map of the boundaries. This took a lot longer than in the case of Queensland, but that’s because I made a file that’s much smaller and easier to view. You can download it from the maps page. Enjoy.
Sydney's draft federal electorates. Click to enlarge.
It’s beautiful!
And anyone who’s using Ben’s maps and not sending him a donation is a total bum.
How many colours do you need so that each electorate has a different colour to its neighbours? Just a random question, but I remember reading an article about the mathematical basis for this somewhere..
Four colours. I have a book on it. When I’m colouring maps randomly (ie. not based on party control) I usually use blue, green, yellow and red.
That map makes me all tingly in my pants.
We do live in a Labor town don’t we.
Ben, that’s a great map. Where do you find the time?
Well, I didn’t have a job until recently, that certainly helped. But redistributions aren’t that difficult. If I didn’t have a job I probably could’ve got it done in 1-2 days.