Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2022–2026

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2022 to 2026.

Contents

Distribution of seats

Region 1st MLC2nd MLC3rd MLC4th MLC5th MLC
Northern Metropolitan Sheena Watt
(Labor)
Evan Mulholland
(Liberal)
Samantha Ratnam
(Greens)
Enver Erdogan
(Labor)
Adem Somyurek
(Democratic Labour/
Independent) [a]
Anasina Gray-Barberio [b]
(Greens)
Southern Metropolitan David Davis
(Liberal)
John Berger
(Labor)
Georgie Crozier
(Liberal)
Katherine Copsey
(Greens)
Ryan Batchelor
(Labor)
North-Eastern Metropolitan Shaun Leane
(Labor)
Matthew Bach
(Liberal)
Sonja Terpstra
(Labor)
Nick McGowan
(Liberal)
Aiv Puglielli
(Greens)
Richard Welch [c]
(Greens)
South-Eastern Metropolitan Lee Tarlamis
(Labor)
Ann-Marie Hermans
(Liberal)
Michael Galea
(Labor)
Rachel Payne
(Legalise Cannabis)
David Limbrick
(Liberal Democrats/
Libertarian) [d]
Western Metropolitan Lizzie Blandthorn
(Labor)
Moira Deeming
(Liberal/Ind. Liberal/Liberal) [e]
Ingrid Stitt
(Labor)
David Ettershank
(Legalise Cannabis)
Trung Luu
(Liberal)
Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell
(Liberal)
Jaclyn Symes
(Labor)
Gaelle Broad
(Nationals)
Georgie Purcell
(Animal Justice)
Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell
(One Nation)
Eastern Victoria Renee Heath
(Liberal)
Tom McIntosh
(Labor)
Melina Bath
(Nationals)
Harriet Shing
(Labor)
Jeff Bourman
(SFF)
Western Victoria Jacinta Ermacora
(Labor)
Bev McArthur
(Liberal)
Gayle Tierney
(Labor)
Sarah Mansfield
(Greens)
Joe McCracken
(Liberal)

Members

ImageNamePartyRegionYears in office
  Matthew Bach.png Matthew Bach
(1983–)
Liberal North-Eastern Metropolitan 2020–2023 [c]
  Labor Placeholder.png Ryan Batchelor Labor Southern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Nationals Placeholder.png Melina Bath
(1966–)
National Eastern Victoria 2015–present
  Labor Placeholder.png John Berger Labor Southern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Lizzie Blandthorn
(1977–)
Labor Western Metropolitan 2022–present
  3x4.svg Jeff Bourman
(1967–)
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Eastern Victoria 2014–present
  Nationals Placeholder.png Gaelle Broad National Northern Victoria 2022–present
  Kat Copsey.png Katherine Copsey Greens Southern Metropolitan 2022–present
 
Georgie Crozier at press conference in Parliament Gardens (cropped).jpg
Georgie Crozier
(1963–)
Liberal Southern Metropolitan 2010–present
  Hon. David Davis.JPG David Davis
(1962–)
Liberal Southern Metropolitan 1996–present [f]
  Moira Deeming.png Moira Deeming
(1983–)
Liberal Western Metropolitan 2022–present
  Independent Liberal [e]
  Liberal
  Enver Erdogan February 2025.jpg Enver Erdogan Labor Northern Metropolitan 2019–present [g]
  Labor Placeholder.png Jacinta Ermacora Labor Western Victoria 2022–present
  3x4.svg David Ettershank Legalise Cannabis Western Metropolitan 2022–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Michael Galea Labor South-Eastern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Anasina Gray-Barberio.jpg Anasina Gray-Barberio Greens Northern Metropolitan 2024–present [b]
  Liberal Placeholder.png Renee Heath Liberal Eastern Victoria 2022–present
 
HermansAnnmarie b.jpg
Ann-Marie Hermans Liberal South-Eastern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Shaun Leane
(1963–)
Labor North-Eastern Metropolitan 2006–present
  David Limbrick.png David Limbrick Liberal Democrats [d] South-Eastern Metropolitan 2018–2022; 2022–present
Libertarian [d]
  Liberal Placeholder.png Wendy Lovell
(1959–)
Liberal Northern Victoria 2002–present [h]
  Trung Luu and Brad Battin February 2025.jpg Trung Luu Liberal Western Metropolitan 2022–present
  Sarah Mansfield.jpg Sarah Mansfield Greens Western Victoria 2022–present
  Bev McArthur, August 2024.png Bev McArthur
(1949–)
Liberal Western Victoria 2018–present
  Liberal Placeholder.png Joe McCracken Liberal Western Victoria 2022–present
  Liberal Placeholder.png Nick McGowan Liberal North-Eastern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Tom McIntosh Labor Eastern Victoria 2022–present
  Evan Mulholland February 2024 (cropped).jpg Evan Mulholland Liberal Northern Metropolitan 2022–present
  3x4.svg Rachel Payne Legalise Cannabis South-Eastern Metropolitan 2022–present
  Aiv Puglielli.png Aiv Puglielli Greens North-Eastern Metropolitan 2022–present
  3x4.svg Georgie Purcell
(1992–)
Animal Justice Northern Victoria 2022–present
  Samantha Ratnam.jpg Samantha Ratnam
(1977–)
Greens Northern Metropolitan 2017–2024 [b]
  MLC Harriet Shing (cropped).jpg Harriet Shing
(1976–)
Labor Eastern Victoria 2014–present
 
Adem Somyurek portrait, 2015.jpg
Adem Somyurek
(1967–)
Democratic Labour Northern Metropolitan 2002–2022; 2022–present [i]
  Independent [a]
  Labor Placeholder.png Ingrid Stitt
(1965/66–)
Labor Western Metropolitan 2018–present
  Jaclyn Symes.png Jaclyn Symes Labor Northern Victoria 2014–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Lee Tarlamis
(1975–)
Labor South-Eastern Metropolitan 20102014; 2020–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Sonja Terpstra Labor North-Eastern Metropolitan 2018–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Gayle Tierney Labor Western Victoria 2006–present
  3x4.svg Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell One Nation Northern Victoria 2022–present
  Labor Placeholder.png Sheena Watt Labor Northern Metropolitan 2020–present
  Welch Richard b.jpg Richard Welch Liberal North-Eastern Metropolitan 2024–present [c]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Adem Somyurek resigned from the Democratic Labour Party in March 2024. [1]
  2. 1 2 3 Samantha Ratnam resigned from parliament on 8 November 2024 and was replaced by Anasina Gray-Barberio on 13 November 2024. [2]
  3. 1 2 3 Matthew Bach resigned from parliament on 87 December 2023 and was replaced by Richard Welch on 7 February 2024. [3]
  4. 1 2 3 The Liberal Democratic Party changed its name to the Libertarian Party in 2023. [4] [5]
  5. 1 2 Moira Deeming was expelled from the parliamentary Victorian Liberal Party in May 2023 and sat as an Independent Liberal until returning to the party room in December 2024. [6] [7]
  6. David Davis previously represented East Yarra Province from 1996 until the seat's abolition in 2006. [8]
  7. Enver Erdogan previously represented Southern Metropolitan Region from 2019 until 2022. [9]
  8. Wendy Lovell previously represented North Eastern Province from 2002 until the seat's abolition in 2006. [10]
  9. Adem Somyurek previously represented Eumemmerring Province from 2002 until the seat's abolition in 2006, and South-Eastern Metropolitan Region from 2006 until his resignation from parliament in 2022. [11] [12]

References

  1. Deery, Shannon (26 March 2024). "Adem Somyurek quits DLP as internal power struggle erupts between opposing factions". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. "Victorian Parliament elects first Pasifika woman MP". ABC Pacific. 26 September 2024. Archived from the original on 27 September 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  3. Baxendale, Rachel (3 December 2023). "Businessman Richard Welch wins preselection to replace Matt Bach". The Australian. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. Carmody, Broede (18 April 2023). "Liberal Democrats face identity crisis over forced name change". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. "Application to change a registered political party's name". Victorian Electoral Commission. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. Staszewska, Ewa (12 May 2023). "Moira Deeming expelled from Victorian Liberal Party after allegedly serving John Pesutto with defamation concerns notice". Sky News Australia. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 24 December 2024. The result will mean Ms Deeming remains in parliament as an independent Liberal after having been stripped of her whip position when she was suspended for nine months in March.
  7. Schmidt, Nathan (20 November 2023). "Controversial MP Moira Deeming to sue Liberal leader after party expulsion". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2024. Victoria Independent Liberal MP Moira Deeming has expressed her gratitude to the state Liberal Party for supporting her push for an inquiry into gender-affirming care for children.
  8. "About David". David Davis MP. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. Mohamed, Brwa (4 June 2020). "Trailblazing Kurdish-Australian MP hopes to 'inspire future generations' of migrants". SBS Kurdish. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. "Maiden Speech". The Hon Wendy Lovell MLC. 27 February 2003. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  11. Dowling, Jason (23 May 2015). "Who is the minister accused of bullying his staff, Adem Somyurek?". The Age. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  12. "Victorian MP Adem Somyurek resigns from Upper House ahead of state election". ABC News. 28 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.