The Victorian Legislative Council (VLC) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Victoria,Australia,the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit at Parliament House in Spring Street,Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review,in a similar fashion to its federal counterpart,the Australian Senate. Although,it is possible for legislation to be first introduced in the Council,most bills receive their first hearing in the Legislative Assembly.
The Australian Greens Victoria,commonly known as the Victorian Greens or just as The Greens,is the Victorian state member party of the Australian Greens,a green political party in Australia.
Elizabeth Mary "Giz" Watson is an English-born former Australian politician,and a former leader of The Greens,Western Australia.
Gregory John Barber is a former Australian politician,who was a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2006 and 2017.
Brian Lennox Tee is an Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2014,representing the Eastern Metropolitan Region.
Colleen Mildred Hartland is a former Australian politician,and a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018.
Susan Margaret Pennicuik is an Australian politician,and Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018. Since April 2022,Pennicuik has served as a councillor on the City of Glen Eira
Fiona Heather Patten is an Australian former politician. She is the leader of the Reason Party and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2014 and 2022,representing the Northern Metropolitan Region until she lost her seat at the 2022 state election.
Lynn Ellen MacLaren is an American-born former Australian politician.
Alison Marie Xamon is an Australian Greens politician who served two separate terms in the Western Australian Legislative Council.
The 2014 Victorian state election,held on Saturday,29 November 2014,was for the 58th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and 40 seats in the Victorian Legislative Council were up for election. The incumbent centre-right Coalition minority government,led by Liberal Party leader and Premier Denis Napthine and National Party leader and Deputy Premier Peter Ryan,was defeated by the centre-left Labor Party opposition,led by Daniel Andrews. The Greens won two lower house seats,their first Legislative Assembly seats in a Victorian state election,whilst increasing their share of upper house seats. The new Andrews Ministry was sworn in on 4 December 2014.
Janet Elizabeth Rice is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Greens and has served as a Senator for Victoria since 2014. She was a co-founder of the Victorian Greens and also served on the Maribyrnong City Council from 2003 to 2008,including a term as mayor.
This is a list of candidates for the 2014 Victorian state election. The election was held on 29 November 2014.
This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council,as elected at the 2014 state election.
The 2018 Victorian state election was held on Saturday,24 November 2018 to elect the 59th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The first-term incumbent Labor government,led by Premier Daniel Andrews,won a second four-year term,defeating the Liberal/National Coalition opposition,led by Opposition Leader Matthew Guy in a landslide victory. Minor party the Greens led by Samantha Ratnam also contested the election.
Samantha Shantini Ratnam is an Australian social worker,politician and the current leader of the Victorian Greens. Since October 2017 Ratnam has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council,representing the Northern Metropolitan Region. Prior to this she was a councillor and mayor for the City of Moreland.
This is a list of candidates for the 2018 Victorian state election. The election was held on 24 November 2018. Nominations of candidates opened on 31 October 2018. Nominations for party candidates closed on 8 November,and for independent candidates on 9 November.
Clifford Hayes is a former Australian politician. He was a Sustainable Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2018 and 2022,representing Southern Metropolitan Region. He was not re-elected at the 2022 state election.
The 2022 Victorian state election was held on Saturday,26 November 2022 to elect the 60th Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council were up for election at the time the writs were issued,however the election in the district of Narracan was deferred due to the death of a candidate.
Katherine Copsey is an Australian politician who is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Victorian Greens,representing the Southern Metropolitan Region. She was elected in the 2022 Victorian state election.
