Western Victoria Region
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| Western Victoria Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Location of Western Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Stuart Grimley (Justice) Bev McArthur (Liberal) Andy Meddick (Animal Justice) Jaala Pulford (Labor) Gayle Tierney (Labor) |
| Party | Labor (2) Liberal (1) Justice (1) Animal Justice (1) |
| Electors | 509,247 (2018) |
| Area | 79,438 km2 (30,671.2 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 37°11′S 142°50′E / 37.183°S 142.833°ECoordinates: 37°11′S 142°50′E / 37.183°S 142.833°E |
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.
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Bellarine, Buninyong, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast and Wendouree.
Members[]
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||
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]
| Election | 1st MLC | 2nd MLC | 3rd MLC | 4th MLC | 5th 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) | |||||
Election results[]
Liberals/National coalition and Labor were defending 2 seats each. Vote 1 Local Jobs were defending one seat.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 76,750 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Jaala Pulford (elected 1) 2. Gayle Tierney (elected 3) 3. Dylan Wight 4. Lorraine O'Dal 5. Bernard Gartland |
175,836 | 38.18 | +4.13 | |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Bev McArthur (elected 2) 2. Josh Morris 3. Jo Armstrong 4. Jennifer Lowe 5. Andrew Black |
137,825 | 29.92 | −7.04 | |
| Greens | 1. Lloyd Davies 2. Judy Cameron 3. Peter Mewett 4. David Jefferson 5. Judith Baldacchino |
34,482 | 7.49 | −1.70 | |
| Justice | 1. Stuart Grimley (elected 4) 2. Michelle Tedesco |
20,487 | 4.45 | +4.45 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Geoff Collins 2. Graeme Standen |
20,412 | 4.43 | 2.14 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Andy Meddick (elected 5) 2. Jen Gamble |
12,736 | 2.77 | +1.09 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Lachlan Christie 2. Paul Robson |
12,120 | 2.63 | +0.04 | |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Katrina Nugent 2. John Berenyi |
8,741 | 1.90 | +1.90 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Frances Beaumont 2. Christian Schultink |
7,246 | 1.57 | +0.04 | |
| Country | 1. Costa Di Biase 2. John Buchholtz |
6,310 | 1.37 | +0.38 | |
| Aussie Battler | 1. Anthony Prelorenzo 2. Mark Mitchell |
5,441 | 1.18 | +1.18 | |
| Reason | 1. Michael Bell 2. Liam Hastie |
4,230 | 0.92 | −1.58 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Tim Gooden 2. Nada Iskra |
3,426 | 0.74 | +0.74 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Sonja Ljavroska 2. Kayleen Thoren |
3,346 | 0.73 | +0.73 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Robert Pascoe 2. Christopher Lynch |
2,915 | 0.63 | +0.63 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Nicholas Croker 2. Francesco Raco |
2,419 | 0.53 | +0.53 | |
| Liberty Alliance | 1. Kenneth Nicholls 2. Daniel Macdonald |
2,384 | 0.52 | +0.52 | |
| Hudson for Northern Victoria | 1. Sally Hudson 2. Mark Wright |
223 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| Independent | 1. Karl Pongracic | 126 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 460,498 | 95.87 | −1.16 | ||
| Informal votes | 19,819 | 4.13 | +1.16 | ||
| Turnout | 480,317 | 91.44 | −2.95 | ||
References[]
- ^ "State Election 2006 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2010 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2014 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2018: Western Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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