Attorney-General Christian Porter will find out next week whether the game of electoral musical chairs has left him without a seat.
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Mr Porter, who represents the West Australian electorate of Pearce, has gone on sick leave following the furore over historical rape allegations, which he vehemently denies.
The Australian Electoral Commission confirmed on Wednesday it would release its proposed new federal seat boundaries for both WA and Victoria on March 19.
With WA set to lose one seat due to population shifts, one option raised with the AEC is to abolish Pearce and redistribute its voters into neighbouring seats, which have low growth projections and are below the voter quota.
Labor says the change is the least disruptive to four other seats in order to achieve the loss of one seat in the state.
The Liberals have proposed the abolition of the seat of Cowan, held by Labor backbencher Anne Aly, which would make major changes to six other seats.
Objections to the proposed WA seat changes close on April 16, with the final determination due on August 2 - just days before the first possible date for a half-Senate and full House of Representatives election.
Australian Associated Press
