Appendix B – Data Dictionary

Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries

COMM_ELECTORAL table

Name

Data Type

Description

Prim Key

Man

F K TABLE

F K Col

10 Char Alias

COMM_ELECTORAL_PID

varchar2(15)

The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.

Y

Y

CE_PID

DATE_CREATED

date

Date this record was created.

N

Y

DT_CREATE

DATE_RETIRED

date

Date this record was retired.

N

N

DT_RETIRE

COMM_ELECTORAL_NAME

varchar2(50)

Name of the Commonwealth electorate.

N

Y

NAME

DATE_GAZETTED

date

Gazetted date.

N

N

DT_GAZETD

STATE_PID

varchar2(15)

State Persistent Identifier.

N

Y

STATE

STATE_PID

STATE_PID

REDISTYEAR

number(4)

The field is the year of the boundary redistribution for each electorate.

N

N

REDISTYEAR

COMM_ELECTORAL_POLYGON table

Name

Data Type

Description

Prim Key

Man

F K TABLE

F K Col

10 Char Alias

COMM_ELECTORAL_POLYGON_PID

varchar2(15)

The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.

y

y

CE_PLY_PID

DATE_CREATED

date

Date this record was created.

N

Y

DT_CREATE

DATE_RETIRED

date

Date this record was retired.

N

N

DT_RETIRE

COMM_ELECTORAL_PID

varchar2(15)

Commonwealth electoral persistent identifier.

N

Y

COMM_ELECTORAL

COMM_ELECTORAL_PID

CE_PID

GEOMETRY

polygon

Polygon geometry.

N

Y

GEOMETRY

State Electoral Boundaries

STATE_ELECTORAL table

Name

Data Type

Description

Prim Key

Man

F K TABLE

F K Col

10 Char Alias

STATE_ELECTORAL_PID

varchar2(15)

The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.

Y

Y

SE_PID

DATE_CREATED

date

Date this record was created.

N

Y

DT_CREATE

DATE_RETIRED

date

Date this record was retired.

N

N

DT_RETIRE

STATE_ELECTORAL_NAME

varchar2(50)

Name.

N

Y

NAME

DATE_GAZETTED

date

Gazetted date.

N

N

DT_GAZETD

EFFECTIVE_START

date

Where available, the date the electorate becomes effective, often this is the first election date after redistribution. In some states the effective date and gazetted date are the same

N

N

EFF_START

EFFECTIVE_END

date

Where available, the date the electorate is no longer in effect, often this is the due to a redistribution.

N

N

EFF_END

STATE_PID

varchar2(15)

State Persistent Identifier.

N

Y

STATE

STATE_PID

STATE_PID

STATE_ELECTORAL_CLASS_CODE

varchar2(10)

State Electoral class code

N

N

STATE_ELECTORAL_CLASS_AUT

CODE

SECL_CODE

STATE_ELECTORAL_POLYGON table

Name

Data Type

Description

Prim Key

Man

F K TABLE

F K Col

10 Char Alias

STATE_ELECTORAL_POLYGON_PID

varchar2(15)

The Persistent Identifier is unique to the real world feature this record represents.

Y

Y

SE_PLY_PID

DATE_CREATED

date

Date this record was created.

N

Y

DT_CREATE

DATE_RETIRED

date

Date this record was retired.

N

N

DT_RETIRE

STATE_ELECTORAL_PID

varchar2(15)

State electoral Persistent Identifier.

N

N

STATE_ELECTORAL

STATE_ELECTORAL_PID

SE_PID

GEOMETRY

polygon

Polygon geometry.

N

Y

GEOMETRY

STATE_ELECTORAL_CLASS_AUT table

Name

Data Type

Description

Prim Key

Man

F K TABLE

F K Col

10 Char Alias

CODE

varchar2(10)

This is the persistent Identifier of the record.

Y

Y

CODE

NAME

varchar2(50)

Name.

N

Y

NAME

DESCRIPTION

varchar2(200)

Description of the State Electoral classes.

N

N

DESCRIPTIO

Codes for STATE_ELECTORAL_CLASS_AUT table

Code

DESCRIPTION

NAME

1

Jurisdiction Electoral Boundaries for the House of Assembly

House of Assembly

2

Jurisdiction Electoral Boundaries for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly

3

Jurisdiction Electoral Boundaries for the Legislative Council

Legislative Council

4

Jurisdiction Electoral Boundaries for the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council

Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council

5

Jurisdiction Electoral Boundaries for the House of Assembly and Legislative Council

House of Assembly and Legislative Council