Politics of the Australian state of Victoria takes place in the context of a constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliamentary system,and like other Australian states,Victoria is part of the federation known as the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Shooters,Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF) is a conservative Australian political party. It primarily advocates for increased funding and services for rural and regional Australia,protecting the right to farm,enhancing commercial and recreational fishing,tougher sentencing for illegal firearm trade and usage,and relaxing gun control for law abiding citizens.
The Libertarian Party,formerly known as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP),is an Australian political party founded in Canberra in 2001. The party espouses smaller government and supports policies that are based on classical liberal,libertarian principles,such as lower taxes,opposing restrictions on civil liberties,decentralisation,utilising nuclear energy,and the relaxation of smoking laws.
Susan Margaret Pennicuik is an Australian politician who served as a 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.
The Victorian Farmers' Union (VFU) was an association of farmers and primary producers formed in 1914 in the Australian state of Victoria. Although initially formed as an "absolutely non-political" entity,the VFU became a political party in 1916,and nominated candidates for the 1917 state election and subsequent elections. In later years it used the names Victorian Country Party,then United Country Party and is now the National Party of Australia –Victoria. At the 1917 election,because the support for the VFU was concentrated in rural seats,it won four of the 11 seats in the Victorian Legislative Assembly it contested,gaining about 6% of the vote state-wide. In 1918 it also won its first seat in the federal parliament,after preferential voting was introduced. At the 1920 state election the VFU vote increased to 8% and the number of seats to 13,giving the VFU the balance of power in the state Legislative Assembly.
Fiona Heather Patten is an Australian politician. She is the leader of Reason Australia 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.
The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is a political party in Australia founded in 2009 by Steve Garlick. The party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 3 May 2011. The party is also registered in New South Wales,Queensland,South Australia,Victoria,Western Australia,Tasmania,Northern Territory,and the Australian Capital Territory. The AJP is the first political party in Australia formed solely to advance animal welfare issues.
The Minor Party Alliance (MPA) is a collaborative undertaking of small Australian political parties,created by Glenn Druery's "Independent Liaison" business,which assists in organising preference meetings and negotiating preference flows between minor parties in Australia. The aim of the Alliance is the election of Alliance candidates to Australian upper houses based upon the accumulation of their primary votes and the registered "above-the-line" party preferences to reach an electoral quota. For the Australian Senate,the quota for a half-Senate election in each State is normally 14.3%. The MPA effectively aims to "game" the electoral system,an act it believes to be justified,based upon their perception that the Australian electoral system is unfair and heavily biased against minor parties.
Voice for the West was a minor political party in Australia. It was registered as a political party by the Victorian Electoral Commission in 2014 and ran candidates representing western Melbourne electorates in the 2014 Victorian state election.
Jeffrey Matthew Bourman is an Australian politician. He is a Shooters,Fishers and Farmers Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council,having represented Eastern Victoria Region since 2014. Jeff Bourman was the founder of the Victorian Branch of the Shooters,Fishers and Farmers Party and has served as the Chairman of the Victorian Branch since its inception.
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.
The National Party of Australia –Victoria is a political party in Victoria,which forms the state branch of the federal Nationals. It represents graziers,farmers,miners and rural voters.
Derryn Hinch's Justice Party,also known as the Justice Party,was a political party in Australia,registered for federal elections since 14 April 2016. The party was named after its founder,Derryn Hinch,an Australian media personality.
Samantha Shantini Ratnam is a Sri Lankan 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.
Rod Barton is an Australian politician. He is the co-founder of the Transport Matters Party and was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council,representing the Eastern Metropolitan Region. He was elected in November 2018,but was not re-elected at the 2022 election.
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.
Catherine Rebecca Cumming is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from November 2018 to November 2022,representing the Western Metropolitan Region. She stood at the 2018 Victorian state election as a candidate for Derryn Hinch's Justice Party,but broke with the party just weeks after being elected,and was sworn in as an independent. A frequent speaker at anti-COVID vaccine rallies,Cumming joined the Angry Victorians Party in 2022 but was unsuccessful in her re-election attempt,gaining just 0.57% of the vote.
Beverley McArthur is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 2018,representing Western Victoria Region.
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.
The 2026 Victorian state election is expected to be held on 28 November 2026 to elect the 61st Parliament of Victoria. All 88 seats in the Legislative Assembly and all 40 seats in the Legislative Council will be up for election,presuming there are no new electorates added in a redistribution.
