OT: hey aussie girls!

[mimitabby]

Do any of you live in the DIVISION of BOOTHBY?
what exactly is that?
(that's my DH's last name)

[kiwi girl]

I am not an Aussie, so I don't live in Boothby.

But I thought I'd chime in before the Aussie girls wake up because I have studied Australian politics.

'Divisions' are what we call electorates and I think you guys call districts, ie it is the area that elects a particular reprentative. Boothby is therefore an electoral district in South Australia for the Federal Parliament.

http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=TK6

I can't remember if we have any South Australians on the boards or not.

[crazycanuck]

There is one south Australian hanging around but she's not been here for a while...I think her BJ name is PetitePower??

Thanks Kiwigirl for saving the day!

C

[matagi]

Oh the shame! A Kiwi answering a question about Australian electoral divisions.

However, the answer is correct. Now someone needs to post a question about New Zealand after Kiwigirl has gone to bed to give us Aussies a chance to redress the balance.