THE Electoral Change Commission has set new internal electoral boundaries for the Whitsunday Regional Council area in the upcoming March 2016 local government elections.

The boundaries remain the same as those proposed by the commission in late September.

At the time, the commission explained its boundary redistribution was a compromise between the council's proposed changes and the wishes of the community.

The commission received 1712 responses to its call for suggestions on the re-division of Whitsunday's internal electoral divisions, with more than 1500 of the responses signed form letters objecting to Whitsunday Regional Council's proposal.

Just 18 people wrote in support of the council's proposed changes. In its final determination report, the commission said it received 802 responses in favour of its proposal after a call for objections.

One person opposed the commission's proposal, saying a division-less Whitsunday Regional Council was the best way forward for the region. "Further to my original submission regarding the proposed boundary changes, I object to the determination made by your organisation. The only true and united way forward for this region is by having no divisional boundaries allocated at all in future for Whitsunday Regional Council elections," she wrote.

Whitsunday Regional Council also objected to the commission's proposal, reiterating its official position and original proposal.

The change commission report stated that under the new boundaries, projected growth figures suggested all divisions would remain in quota for at least two local government elections. To view the final report and the new electoral boundaries, head to http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/electoral districts/localgovernment areas/local-governmentreviews/2015-lg-reviews/ whitsunday-regional-council.