Eastern Victoria Region

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Eastern Victoria Region
Victoria—Legislative Council
VIC Eastern Victoria Region 2022.svg
Location of Eastern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
State Victoria
Created2006
MP Melina Bath (National)
Jeff Bourman (Shooters)
Renee Heath (Liberal)
Tom McIntosh (Labor)
Harriet Shing (Labor)
Party   Labor (2)
  Liberal (1)
  National (1)
  Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (1)
Electors 546,122 (2022)
Area44,420 km2 (17,150.7 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates 37°53′S147°19′E / 37.883°S 147.317°E / -37.883; 147.317 Coordinates: 37°53′S147°19′E / 37.883°S 147.317°E / -37.883; 147.317

Eastern Victoria Region is one of the eight electoral regions of Victoria, Australia, which elects five members to the Victorian Legislative Council (also referred to as the upper house) by proportional representation. The region was created in 2006 following the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council.

Contents

The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Bass, Evelyn, Gippsland East, Gippsland South, Hastings, Monbulk, Mornington, Morwell, Narracan, Nepean and Pakenham.

Members

Members for Eastern Victoria Region
YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
2006   Matt Viney Labor   Johan Scheffer Labor   Philip Davis Liberal   Edward O'Donohue Liberal   Peter Hall Nationals
2010
2014 Andrew Ronalds Liberal
2014 Harriet Shing Labor Daniel Mulino Labor   Jeff Bourman Shooters,
Fishers, Farmers 		Danny O'Brien Nationals
2015 Melina Bath Nationals
2018 Jane Garrett Labor
2021 Cathrine Burnett-Wake Liberal
2022 Tom McIntosh Labor
2022 Renee Heath Liberal

Returned MLCs by seat

Seats are allocated by single transferable vote using group voting tickets. Changes in party membership between elections have been omitted for simplicity. [1] [2] [3]

Election1st MLC2nd MLC3rd MLC4th MLC5th MLC
2006 Liberal
(Philip Davis)		 Labor
(Matt Viney)		 Liberal
(Edward O'Donohue)		 Labor
(Johan Scheffer)		 Nationals
(Peter Hall)
2010 Liberal
(Philip Davis)		 Labor
(Matt Viney)		 Nationals
(Peter Hall)		 Liberal
(Edward O'Donohue)		 Labor
(Johan Scheffer)
2014 Liberal
(Edward O'Donohue)		 Labor
(Harriet Shing)		 Nationals
(Danny O'Brien)		 SFF
(Jeff Bourman)		 Labor
(Daniel Mulino)
2018 Liberal
(Edward O'Donohue)		 Labor
(Jane Garrett)		 Nationals
(Melina Bath)		 Labor
(Harriet Shing)		 SFF
(Jeff Bourman)
2022 Liberal
(Renee Heath)		 Labor
(Tom McIntosh)		 Nationals
(Melina Bath)		 Labor
(Harriet Shing)		 SFF
(Jeff Bourman)

Election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) § Eastern Victoria.[ edit ]

Labor and the Liberal/National coalition were defending two seats each. The Shooters, Farmers and Fishers were defending one seat. [4]

2022 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 78,887
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Renee Heath (elected 1)
2. Melina Bath (elected 3)
3. David Burgess
4. Sharn Coombes
5. Mick Harrington		172,20836.38+2.28
Labor 1. Tom McIntosh (elected 2)
2. Harriet Shing (elected 4)
3. Amie Templar-Kanshlo
4. Jannette Langley
5. Marg D'Arcy		125,48126.51-7.07
Greens 1. Mat Morgan
2. Adam Frogley
3. Jessica Wheelock
4. Lynda Wheelock
5. Rodrigo Bardales		37,7957.99+1.26
Legalise Cannabis 1. Thomas Forrest
2. Mark Smith		19,6544.15+4.15
Democratic Labour 1. Philip Semmel
2. Catherine Kennedy		18,1173.83+2.32
One Nation 1. Warren Pickering
2. Jeff Waddell		16,9643.58+3.58
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Jeff Bourman (elected 5)
2. Kerrie-Anne Muir		14,2173.00-2.01
Liberal Democrats 1. Rob McCathie
2. Angus Ward		12,1302.56−1.47
Justice 1. Ruth Stanfield
2. Lachlan O'Connell		9,5002.00-2.47
Animal Justice 1. Austin Cram
2. Jennifer McAdam		8,4131.78-1.45
Freedom 1. Greg Hansford
2. Ray Akers		8,3851.77+1.77
Family First 1. Milton Wade
2. Natasha Sawtell		7,6341.61+1.61
Restore Democracy1. Cengiz Coskun
2. Connie Coskun		3,9840.84+0.84
Reason 1. Dean Barnes
2. Eve Cash		3,4980.74−0.07
United Australia 1. James William Unkles
2. Paul Wilson		3,3820.71+0.71
Victorian Socialists 1. Richard Mann
2. Natalie Acreman		2,3000.49+0.27
Angry Victorians 1. Shane Casey
2. Virginia Rizzo
3. Ben Marshall		2,2800.48+0.48
Companions and Pets1. John Hutchison
2. Sean Eddy		2,2510.48+0.48
Health Australia 1. Kristy Michelle Wallace
2. Tania White		1,9210.41-0.48
Sustainable Australia 1. Sophie Paterson
2. Anthony Cresswell		1,7720.37-0.50
Transport Matters 1. Ralf Troshen
2. Mark Dunn		7290.15-0.41
New Democrats 1. Srilakshmi Ajjampura
2. Komalben Rasiklal Darji
3. Namrata Rajan Shah		5330.11+0.11
Independent 1. John O'Brien1700.04+0.04
Total formal votes473,31896.94+0.73
Informal votes14,9483.06−0.73
Turnout 488,26689.41-1.67

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References

  1. ↑ "State Election 2006 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  2. ↑ "State Election 2010 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  3. ↑ "State Election 2014 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
  4. ↑ "Eastern Victoria Region results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2022.


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