Results of the 2014 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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2014 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)
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  2010 29 October 2014 2018  

All 40 seats on the Legislative Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Hon. David Davis.JPG Labor Placeholder.png Greg Barber MLC.jpg
Leader David Davis Gavin Jennings Greg Barber
Party Coalition Labor Greens
Leader's seat Southern Metro South-Eastern Metro Northern Metro
Seats before21163
Seats won16145
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote1,235,1141,143,834367,728
Percentage36.13%33.46%10.76%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.03ppDecrease2.svg 1.91ppDecrease2.svg 1.25pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
SFF
Fiona Patten Portrait 2013.jpg
DLP
LeaderNone Fiona Patten None
Party SFF Sex DLP
Leader's seat Northern Metro
(won seat)
Seats before000
Seats won211
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote56,55589,77479,291
Percentage1.65%2.63%2.32%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.65ppIncrease2.svg 0.71ppDecrease2.svg 0.02pp

 Seventh party
 
V1LJ
Leader James Purcell
Party Local Jobs
Leader's seat Western
(won seat)
Seats before
Seats won1
Seat changeNew
Popular vote7,111
Percentage0.21%
SwingNew

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Results by region

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 2014 state election.

Contents

Results by region

Eastern Metropolitan

2014 Victorian state election: Eastern Metropolitan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 70,578
Liberal 1. Mary Wooldridge (elected 1)
2. Bruce Atkinson (elected 3)
3. Richard Dalla-Riva (elected 4)
4. Grace Roy
5. Shilpa Hegde
193,61545.72−4.21
Labor 1. Shaun Leane (elected 2)
2. Brian Tee
3. Dimity Paul
4. Lauren Johnson
121,42928.67−2.36
Greens 1. Samantha Dunn (elected 5)
2. Helen Harris
3. Anthony Aulsebrook
4. Linda Laos
5. Christopher Kearney
44,35710.48−1.81
Democratic Labour 1. Pat Shea
2. Paul Jakubik
9,7162.29−0.22
Sex Party 1. Stephen Barber
2. Nelson Barber
8,6892.05+2.05
Animal Justice 1. Brenton Edgecombe
2. Rosemary Lavin
7,2391.71+1.71
Christians 1. Vickie Janson
2. Jeff Reaney
6,8141.61+1.61
Family First 1. Martin Myszka
2. Andrew Conlon
5,7361.35−1.51
Liberal Democrats 1. Abe Salt
2. Joel Moore
5,6601.34+1.34
Palmer United 1. Milton Wilde
2. Brooke Brenner
5,5601.31+1.31
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. David Scanlon
2. Monte Bonwick
4,5761.08+1.08
Shooters and Fishers 1. Kostandinos Giannikos
2. Sean Anderson
3,5100.83+0.83
Cyclists 1. Neil Cameron
2. Shane Bebe
2,0590.49+0.49
Country Alliance 1. Michael Barclay
2. Trevor Kloprogge
1,7840.42+0.42
Rise Up Australia 1. Barry Fitzsimons
2. Paul Barbieri
1,4190.34+0.34
People Power Victoria 1. Lou Coppola
2. Alexander Buth
1,3000.31+0.31
Total formal votes423,46397.19
Informal votes12,2222.81
Turnout 435,68593.72

Eastern Victoria

2014 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 72,799
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Edward O'Donohue (elected 1)
2. Danny O'Brien (elected 3)
3. Andrew Ronalds
4. Laetitia Jones
5. Brenton Wright
181,57841.57−11.53
Labor 1. Harriet Shing (elected 2)
2. Daniel Mulino (elected 5)
3. Ian Maxfield
4. John Anderson
5. Sorina Grasso
126,66729.00+0.61
Greens 1. Andrea Millsom
2. Louis Delacretaz
3. Belinda Rogers
4. Willisa Hogarth
5. Malcolm Brown
37,0538.48−1.80
Liberal Democrats 1. Jim McDonald
2. Ben Buckley
20,7124.74+4.74
Sex Party 1. Ange Hopkins
2. Ken Hill
10,8832.49+2.49
Shooters and Fishers 1. Jeff Bourman (elected 4)
2. David Fent
10,6602.44+2.44
Palmer United 1. Sarah Taylor
2. James Unkles
3. Daniel Gaylor
10,1682.33+2.33
Animal Justice 1. Kristin Bacon
2. Leah Folloni
8,2901.90+1.90
Family First 1. Trudie Morris
2. Joanne Di Lorenzo
7,3721.69−1.59
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Meg Paul
2. Bruce Miller
5,2881.21+1.21
Christians 1. Ash Belsar
2. Vivian Hill
4,4701.02+1.02
Country Alliance 1. Andrew Jones
2. Bradley Johnstone
4,2930.98−2.15
Democratic Labour 1. Gary Jenkins
2. Andrew Kis-Rogo
3,0800.71−1.23
Rise Up Australia 1. Yvonne Gentle
2. Jim Gentle
2,5550.58+0.58
People Power Victoria 1. Linton Young
2. Maureen Kirsch
1,8250.42+0.42
Cyclists 1. Nick Burke
2. Geoff Ballard
1,5180.35+0.35
Independent Rhonda Crooks1540.04+0.04
Independent Christine Sindt1460.03+0.03
Independent Jean-Michel David490.01+0.01
Independent Jeff Bartram270.01+0.01
Total formal votes436,78897.04
Informal votes13,3352.96
Turnout 450,12393.96

Northern Metropolitan

2014 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 68,667
Labor 1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1)
2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 4)
3. Burhan Yigit
4. Martin Appleby
166,41240.39−4.37
Liberal 1. Craig Ondarchie (elected 2)
2. Gladys Liu
3. Amandeep Rosha
4. David Mulholland
5. Susan Turner
90,07121.86−2.77
Greens 1. Greg Barber (elected 3)
2. Alex Bhathal
3. Alison Parkes
4. Anthony Williams
5. Gurm Sekhon
76,47618.56−0.17
Democratic Labour 1. Michael Murphy
2. Mark Galvin
12,1262.94+0.00
Sex Party 1. Fiona Patten (elected 5)
2. Joel Murray
11,8402.87−0.98
Family First 1. Brendan Fenn
2. Sarah Clark
7,9681.93−0.63
The Basics Rock 'n' Roll 1. Kris Schroeder
2. Tim Heath
6,3401.54+1.54
Animal Justice 1. Bruce Poon
2. Maria McLaverty
6,2051.51+1.51
Liberal Democrats 1. David Limbrick
2. Erin Murphy
6,0831.48+1.48
Christians 1. Maria Bengtsson
2. John Carter
5,6701.38+1.38
Palmer United 1. Maria Rigoni
2. Mario Laing
4,8991.19+1.19
Shooters and Fishers 1. Christos Tzelepis
2. Justin Rogan
4,4761.09+1.09
Cyclists 1. Nik Dow
2. Geoff Cicuto
3,3840.82+0.82
Group N1. Peter Allan
2. Nicola Thomson
3. Nicole Batch
1,9880.48+0.48
Voice for the West 1. Phil Cleary
2. Emma Phillips
1,9690.48+0.48
Vote 1 Local Jobs 1. Nathan Purcell
2. Aaron Purcell
1,4870.36+0.36
Rise Up Australia 1. Michael Mastrantuono
2. Simon Hay
1,3490.33+0.33
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Bertha Franklin
2. Jay Franklin
1,2260.30+0.30
People Power Victoria 1. Marc Florio
2. Sheriden Tate
3. Anne Paten
1,1570.28+0.28
Country Alliance 1. Domenic Greco
2. Evan Spanos
6510.16−0.34
  Save The Planet Tiffany Harrison1770.04+0.04
Independent Darren Bain440.01+0.01
Total formal votes411,99894.73
Informal votes22,9325.27
Turnout 434,93091.06

Northern Victoria

2014 Victorian state election: Northern Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 72,936
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Wendy Lovell (elected 1)
2. Damian Drum (elected 3)
3. Amanda Millar
4. Paul Weller
5. Adrian Wolter
180,17741.17−7.22
Labor 1. Steve Herbert (elected 2)
2. Jaclyn Symes (elected 5)
3. Jamie Byron
4. Lydia Senior
5. Kate Sutherland
115,45826.38−1.10
Greens 1. Jenny O'Connor
2. Michelle Goldsmith
3. Kate Toll
4. Dennis Black
5. Robin Rhodes
33,6277.68−1.05
Democratic Labour 1. Gerard Murphy
2. Stefan Kos
18,1834.16+2.58
Shooters and Fishers 1. Daniel Young (elected 4)
2. Anthony Donnellon
15,3033.50+3.50
Sex Party 1. Charlie Crutchfield
2. Amy Mulcahy
14,3253.27−0.28
Palmer United 1. Hans Paas
2. Owen Lysaght
12,6312.89+2.89
Family First 1. Alan Howard
2. Jamie Baldwin
12,5412.87−0.04
Country Alliance 1. Robert Danieli
2. Steven Threlfall
10,9122.49−4.31
Liberal Democrats 1. Tim Wilms
2. Stephen Gream
10,2792.35+2.35
Animal Justice 1. Lola Currie
2. Jethro Dean
7,7591.77+1.77
Rise Up Australia 1. Tim Middleton
2. Petra Parker
2,7430.63+0.63
Cyclists 1. Mark Horner
2. Arwen Birch
2,2450.51+0.51
People Power Victoria 1. Elizabeth Crooks
2. John Cornish
1,4310.33+0.33
Total formal votes437,61497.25
Informal votes12,3752.75
Turnout 449,98993.81

South Eastern Metropolitan

2014 Victorian state election: South Eastern Metropolitan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 70,159
Labor 1. Gavin Jennings (elected 1)
2. Adem Somyurek (elected 3)
3. Lee Tarlamis
4. Ian Spencer
5. Rosalie Davis
168,80340.10−2.92
Liberal 1. Gordon Rich-Phillips (elected 2)
2. Inga Peulich (elected 4)
3. Ali Khan
4. Moti Visa
5. George Hua
148,23635.21−6.16
Greens 1. Nina Springle (elected 5)
2. Chris Jobe
3. Wendy Smith
4. John Flanders
5. Stefan Zibell
26,4896.29−2.20
Sex Party 1. Martin Leahy
2. Alex Chevallier
11,2392.67+2.67
Family First 1. Lynette Harland
2. Jeremy Orchard
11,2292.67−0.61
Democratic Labour 1. Michael Pulma
2. Lucia De Summa
9,3452.22−0.47
Palmer United 1. Jason Kennedy
2. Bobby Singh
3. Michael Oldfield
8,3301.98+1.98
Animal Justice 1. Elio Celotto
2. Tyson Jack
7,8401.86+1.86
Liberal Democrats 1. Leslie Hughes
2. Matthew Lesich
7,3001.73+1.73
Christians 1. Sami Greiss
2. Manal Dawoud
5,6561.34+1.34
Rise Up Australia 1. Daniel Nalliah
2. Rosalie Crestani
5,3241.26+1.26
Shooters and Fishers 1. Ryan Perry
2. Allan Bevan
5,2111.24+1.24
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Sorin Ionascu
2. Greg Mauldon
2,4080.57+0.57
People Power Victoria 1. Basil Waters
2. Maria Sirianni
1,8240.43+0.43
Cyclists 1. Robert Siddle
2. Troy Parsons
1,6360.39+0.39
Independent Arif Okil810.02+0.02
Total formal votes420,95196.09
Informal votes17,1213.91
Turnout 438,07292.87

Southern Metropolitan

2014 Victorian state election: Southern Metropolitan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 69,033
Liberal 1. David Davis (elected 1)
2. Georgie Crozier (elected 3)
3. Margaret Fitzherbert (elected 5)
4. Ken Ong
5. Nellie Khoroshina
176,94542.72−8.86
Labor 1. Philip Dalidakis (elected 2)
2. Erik Locke
3. Raff Ciccone
4. Cassandra Devine
5. Will Fowles
104,36525.20−0.14
Greens 1. Sue Pennicuik (elected 4)
2. James Searle
3. Rose Read
4. Lorna Wyatt
5. James Harrison
64,36415.54−0.78
Liberal Democrats 1. Craig Bonsor
2. Michelle Hamilton
19,0754.61+4.61
Sex Party 1. Francesca Collins
2. Darren Austin
10,0622.43−0.69
Democratic Labour 1. Vince Stefano
2. Brendan Prendergast
8,9712.17+0.36
Animal Justice 1. Nyree Walshe
2. Fiona McRostie
6,8291.65+1.65
Cyclists 1. Richard Bowen
2. Kathryn Siddle
3. Marcus Barber
4,7491.15+1.15
Palmer United 1. Dwayne Singleton
2. Anthony Cresswell
3. Scott Rankin
3,7530.91+0.91
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Penny McCasker
2. Fiona Stewart
3,2710.79+0.79
Christians 1. Faliana Lee
2. Ian Dobby
2,8540.69+0.69
Family First 1. Shane Clark
2. Gary Coombes
2,7080.65−0.33
Shooters and Fishers 1. Paul William
2. Steven Zoumis
1,9330.47+0.47
People Power Victoria 1. Kenneth Miller
2. Linda Jones
1,1380.27+0.27
Rise Up Australia 1. Peter Vassiliou
2. Glenda Powell
1,0450.25+0.25
Democrats 1. Clive Jackson
2. Richard Grummet
8010.19+0.19
Group R1. Luzio Grossi
2. Crystal James
7970.19+0.19
Country Alliance 1. Christopher Morris
2. Andrew Driscoll
3610.09+0.09
Independent George Neophytou1750.04+0.04
Total formal votes414,19697.43
Informal votes10,9122.57
Turnout 425,10891.87

Western Metropolitan

2014 Victorian state election: Western Metropolitan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 72,606
Labor 1. Cesar Melhem (elected 1)
2. Khalil Eideh (elected 3)
3. Stanley Chiang
4. George Seitz
5. Kirsten Psaila
191,60743.98−2.16
Liberal 1. Bernie Finn (elected 2)
2. Andrew Elsbury
3. David Tran
4. Gayle Murphy
5. Cassandra Marr
102,68123.57−6.85
Greens 1. Colleen Hartland (elected 4)
2. Huong Truong
3. Dinesh Jayasuriya
4. Sam Long
5. Jonathon Marsden
44,99110.33−1.55
Liberal Democrats 1. Zeev Vinokurov
2. Joel Spencer
24,0805.53+5.53
Sex Party 1. Vicki Nash
2. Adrian Trajstman
11,7742.70−1.85
Democratic Labour 1. Rachel Carling-Jenkins (elected 5)
2. Michael Freeman
11,1832.57−0.53
Palmer United 1. Trevor Dance
2. Peter Haberecht
9,6292.21+2.21
Voice for the West 1. Berhan Ahmed
2. Kylie Georgiou
3. John Turner
7,7571.78+1.78
Animal Justice 1. Roy Taylor
2. Douglas Leith
6,6201.52+1.52
Family First 1. Jaxon Calder
2. Rebecca Filliponi
6,3551.46−2.23
Christians 1. Geoff Rogers
2. Kirsten James
5,9731.37+1.37
Shooters and Fishers 1. Jake Wilson
2. Trevor Carstein
5,4061.24+1.24
Cyclists 1. Frank Reinthaler
2. Nick O'Keefe
3,3460.77+0.77
Rise Up Australia 1. Jeff Truscott
2. Charles Rozario
1,7540.40+0.40
People Power Victoria 1. Jerry Creaney
2. Chez Caruso
1,6600.38+0.38
Country Alliance 1. Ben Caruso
2. Andrew Hepner
8170.19+0.19
Total formal votes435,63395.78
Informal votes19,1974.22
Turnout 454,83092.31

Western Victoria

2014 Victorian state election: Western Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 72,940
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Simon Ramsay (elected 1)
2. Josh Morris (elected 3)
3. David O'Brien
4. Jennifer Almeida Reis
5. Donna Winfield
161,75536.96−7.39
Labor 1. Jaala Pulford (elected 2)
2. Gayle Tierney (elected 4)
3. Jacinta Ermacora
4. John Stewart
5. Dale Edwards
149,03334.05−3.50
Greens 1. Lloyd Davies
2. Judy Cameron
3. Linda Zibell
4. Ricky Lane
5. Patchouly Paterson
40,2359.19−0.62
Palmer United 1. Catriona Thoolen
2. Gerard Murphy
3. Cameron Hickey
11,7042.67+2.67
Liberal Democrats 1. Mark Thompson
2. Baydon Beddoe
11,3212.59+2.59
Sex Party 1. Jayden Millard
2. Douglas Leitch
10,9252.50+2.50
Shooters and Fishers 1. Nicole Bourman
2. Megan Winter
10,0282.29+2.29
Family First 1. Barry Newton
2. Julie Gebbing
8,5131.95−1.32
Animal Justice 1. Andy Meddick
2. Jennifer Gamble
7,3461.68+1.68
Democratic Labour 1. Mark Farrell
2. Joanne Schill
6,6941.53−0.62
Vote 1 Local Jobs 1. James Purcell (elected 5)
2. Tanya Waterson
5,6211.28+1.28
Country Alliance 1. Garry Kerr
2. Ronald Heath
4,3410.99−1.71
Christians 1. Anne Foster
2. Leo van Veelen
3,7200.85+0.85
Cyclists 1. Kathy Francis
2. Colin Charles
1,7620.40+0.40
People Power Victoria 1. Philip Gluyas
2. Dianne Bell
1,6870.39+0.39
Rise Up Australia 1. Michael Keane
2. Merle Johnston
1,4810.34+0.34
Voice for the West 1. Garry Thomas
2. Johanne Curran
1,3380.31+0.31
Independent Gary Mannion1340.03+0.03
Total formal votes437,63797.03
Informal votes13,3882.97
Turnout 451,02594.39

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References

  1. "Results for Eastern Metropolitan". Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 22 December 2014.