Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2018–2022

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council , as elected at the 2018 state election. It includes members who were appointed to replace members who left office during this period.

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Current distribution of seats

Members

NameParty Region Term of office
Bruce Atkinson Liberal Eastern Metropolitan 1992–present
Matthew Bach [3] LiberalEastern Metropolitan2020–present
Rod Barton Transport Matters Eastern Metropolitan2018–present
Melina Bath National Eastern Victoria 2015–present
Jeff Bourman Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Eastern Victoria2014–present
Cathrine Burnett-Wake [7] LiberalEastern Victoria2021–present
Georgie Crozier Liberal Southern Metropolitan 2010–present
Catherine Cumming Justice/Independent [1] Western Metropolitan 2018–present
Hon Philip Dalidakis [2] Labor Southern Metropolitan2014–2019
David Davis LiberalSouthern Metropolitan1996–present
Nazih Elasmar Labor Northern Metropolitan 2006–present
Enver Erdogan [2] LaborSouthern Metropolitan2019–present
Bernie Finn Liberal/Democratic Labour [10] Western Metropolitan2006–present
Hon Jane Garrett [11] LaborEastern Victoria2018–2022
Mark Gepp Labor Northern Victoria 2017–present
Stuart Grimley Justice Western Victoria 2018–present
Clifford Hayes Sustainable Australia Southern Metropolitan2018–present
Hon Gavin Jennings [4] Labor South Eastern Metropolitan 1999–2020
Tien Kieu LaborSouth Eastern Metropolitan2018–present
Shaun Leane LaborEastern Metropolitan2006–present
David Limbrick [9] Liberal Democrats South Eastern Metropolitan2018–2022; 2022–present
Wendy Lovell LiberalNorthern Victoria2002–present
Tania Maxwell JusticeNorthern Victoria2018–present
Bev McArthur LiberalWestern Victoria2018–present
Tom McIntosh [11] LaborEastern Victoria2022–present
Andy Meddick Animal Justice Western Victoria2018–present
Cesar Melhem LaborWestern Metropolitan2013–present
Hon Jenny Mikakos [6] LaborNorthern Metropolitan1999–2020
Hon Edward O'Donohue [7] LiberalEastern Victoria2006–2021
Craig Ondarchie LiberalNorthern Metropolitan2010–present
Fiona Patten Reason Northern Metropolitan2014–present
Hon Jaala Pulford LaborWestern Victoria2006–present
Tim Quilty Liberal DemocratsNorthern Victoria2018–present
Samantha Ratnam Greens Northern Metropolitan2017–present
Gordon Rich-Phillips LiberalSouth Eastern Metropolitan1999–present
Harriet Shing LaborEastern Victoria2014–present
Adem Somyurek Labor/Independent [5] South Eastern Metropolitan2002–present
Ingrid Stitt LaborWestern Metropolitan2018–present
Jaclyn Symes LaborNorthern Victoria2014–present
Lee Tarlamis LaborSouth Eastern Metropolitan2010–2014; 2020–present
Nina Taylor LaborSouthern Metropolitan2018–present
Sonja Terpstra LaborEastern Metropolitan2018–present
Hon Gayle Tierney LaborWestern Victoria2006–present
Kaushaliya Vaghela Labor/Independent [8] Western Metropolitan2018–present
Sheena Watt [6] LaborNorthern Metropolitan2020–present
Mary Wooldridge [3] LiberalEastern Metropolitan2014–2019
1 Justice MLC Catherine Cumming resigned from the party on 18 December 2018, before being sworn in, and served as an independent member. [1]
2 Labor MLC Philip Dalidakis resigned on 17 June 2019. [2] He was replaced by Enver Erdogan on 15 August 2019. [3]
3 Liberal MLC Mary Wooldridge resigned on 8 December 2019. [4] She was replaced by Matthew Bach on 5 March 2020.
4 Labor MLC Gavin Jennings resigned on 23 March 2020. He was replaced by Lee Tarlamis on 23 April 2020.
5 Labor MLC Adem Somyurek left the Labor Party to sit as an independent member on 15 June 2020. [5]
6 Labor MLC Jenny Mikakos resigned on 26 September 2020. [6] She was replaced by Sheena Watt on 13 October 2020.
7 Liberal MLC Edward O'Donohue resigned on 1 December 2021. He was replaced by Cathrine Burnett-Wake on 2 December 2021.
8 Labor MLC Kaushaliya Vaghela left the Labor Party to sit as an independent member on 7 March 2022. [7]
9 Liberal Democrats MLC David Limbrick resigned on 11 April 2022. He returned to the seat on 22 June 2022.
10 Liberal MLC Bernie Finn was expelled from the Liberal Party on 24 May 2022 for "a series of inflammatory social media posts". [8] He later joined the Democratic Labour Party on 2 June 2022. [9]
11 Labor MLC Jane Garrett died on 2 July 2022. [10] She was replaced by Tom McIntosh on 17 August 2022. [11]

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