Western Victoria Region

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Western Victoria Region
Victoria—Legislative Council
VIC Western Victoria Region 2022.svg
Location of Western Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
State Victoria
Created2006
MP Jacinta Ermacora (Labor)
Sarah Mansfield (Greens)
Bev McArthur (Liberal)
Joe McCracken (Liberal)
Gayle Tierney (Labor)
Party   Labor (2)
  Liberal (2)
  Greens (1)
Electors 571,121 (2022)
Area77,776 km2 (30,029.5 sq mi)
Coordinates 37°11′S142°50′E / 37.183°S 142.833°E / -37.183; 142.833

Western 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 Bellarine, Eureka, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast and Wendouree.

Members

Members for Western Victoria Region
YearMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberPartyMemberParty
2006   Jaala Pulford Labor   Gayle Tierney Labor   Peter Kavanagh Democratic Labour   John Vogels Liberal   David Koch Liberal
2010   David O'Brien Nationals Simon Ramsay Liberal
2014   James Purcell Local Jobs Josh Morris Liberal
2018   Andy Meddick Animal Justice   Stuart Grimley Justice Bev McArthur Liberal
2022 Jacinta Ermacora   Sarah Mansfield Greens   Joe McCracken 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 Labor
(Jaala Pulford)		 Liberal
(John Vogels)		 Labor
(Gayle Tierney)		 Liberal
(David Koch)		 Democratic Labour
(Peter Kavanagh)
2010 Liberal
(David Koch)		 Labor
(Jaala Pulford)		 Liberal
(Simon Ramsay)		 Labor
(Gayle Tierney)		 Nationals
(David O'Brien)
2014 Liberal
(Simon Ramsay)		 Labor
(Jaala Pulford)		 Liberal
(Josh Morris)		 Labor
(Gayle Tierney)		 Local Jobs
(James Purcell)
2018 Labor
(Jaala Pulford)		 Liberal
(Bev McArthur)		 Labor
(Gayle Tierney)		 Justice
(Stuart Grimley)		 Animal Justice
(Andy Meddick)
2022 Labor
(Jacinta Ermacora)		 Liberal
(Bev McArthur)		 Labor
(Gayle Tierney)		 Greens
(Sarah Mansfield)		 Liberal
(Joe McCracken)

Election results

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

Labor were defending two seats. The Liberal Party, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, and the Animal Justice Party were defending one seat each. [4]

2022 Victorian state election: Western Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Quota 82,036
Labor 1. Jacinta Ermacora (elected 1)
2. Gayle Tierney (elected 3)
3. Megan Bridger-Darling
4. Sue Pavlovich
5. Heather Stokes		175,02435.56−2.66
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Bev McArthur (elected 2)
2. Joe McCracken (elected 5)
3. Anita Rank
4. Angela Shearman
5. Robert Letts		133,23127.07−2.80
Greens 1. Sarah Mansfield (elected 4)
2. John Barnes
3. Judith Baldacchino
4. Eva van der Vlies
5. Linda Zibell		42,7098.68+1.18
Legalise Cannabis 1. Andrew Dowling
2. Melanie Humphrey		24,7635.03+5.03
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Ben Collyer
2. Graeme Standen		18,4603.78−0.67
Liberal Democrats 1. Julia McGrath
2. Paul Barker		16,4713.35+0.71
One Nation 1. Terri Elizabeth Pryse-Smith
2. Sabine De Pyle		13,0652.65+2.65
Democratic Labour 1. Costa Di Biase
2. Ron Skrunzy		10,6962.17+0.60
Family First 1. Dean Conkwright
2. Chioma Ikeh		10,3202.10+2.10
Justice 1. Stuart Grimley
2. Simone O'Brien		8,6971.77−2.69
Animal Justice 1. Andy Meddick
2. Hannah Wilshier		8,6601.76−1.01
Sack Dan Andrews 1. Tosh-Jake Finnigan
2. Ismail Efe Celikdogen
3. Sinan Orhan		5,0121.02+1.02
Victorian Socialists 1. Madilyn Gorman
2. Abbey Randall		3,6560.74+0.00
United Australia 1. Natalie Valerie Failla
2. Keith Raymond		3,6200.73+0.73
Reason 1. Emma Sinclair
2. Olivia Hurley		3,4750.71−0.21
Angry Victorians 1. Chris Burson
2. Richard Beeck		2,6990.55+0.55
Health Australia 1. Constantine Lazos
2. Angelica Brennfleck		2,6070.53−0.20
Companions and Pets1. Geoff Collins
2. Simone Fisher		2,5440.52+0.52
Freedom 1. Antun Kovac
2. Flor Vanessa Becerra-Kovac		2,3070.47+0.47
Sustainable Australia 1. Madeleine Wearne
2. Robert Pascoe		2,0830.42−0.21
Transport Matters 1. Antonela Kearns
2. Eddie Dunn		1,4570.30−0.23
New Democrats 1. Cecilia Gomez Benitez
2. Vijaykumar Kachhia
3. Hardik Bipinchandra Dave
4. Jaymik Mahendrakumar Patel		5410.11+0.11
Ind. (Indigenous)1. Storm Hellmuth1610.03+0.03
Total formal votes464,78496.62+0.75
Informal votes14,7343.38−0.75
Turnout 509,38789.20−2.24

References

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