Section 24 of the Constitution of Australia

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Section 24 of the Constitution of Australia is titled "Constitution of House of Representatives". It provides that the House of Representatives be "directly chosen by the people of the Commonwealth" and have roughly twice as many seats as the Senate. A High Court ruling in 1977 clarified that the provision applies to States only. A provision for Territories is instead provided by legislation passed in Parliament in accordance with Section 122 of the Constitution.

The section also provides a formula for the number of seats in each State, subject to later amendment by the parliament, and guarantees at least five members for each original State.