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Northern 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.
| Northern Victoria Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Location of Northern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Gaelle Broad (Nationals) Wendy Lovell (Liberal) Georgie Purcell (Animal Justice) Jaclyn Symes (Labor) Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell (One Nation) |
| Party | Animal Justice (1) Labor (1) Liberal (1) Nationals (1) One Nation (1) |
| Electors | 542,768 (2022) |
| Area | 102,170 km2 (39,448.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 35°57′S 144°36′E / 35.950°S 144.600°E |
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Benambra, Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Eildon, Euroa, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Plains, Ovens Valley, Shepparton and Yan Yean.
Members
edit| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kaye Darveniza | Labor | Candy Broad | Labor | Donna Petrovich | Liberal | Wendy Lovell | Liberal | Damian Drum | Nationals | |||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Amanda Millar | Liberal | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Marg Lewis | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Jaclyn Symes | Labor | Steve Herbert | Labor | Daniel Young | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | |||||||||
| 2016 | Luke O'Sullivan | Nationals | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Mark Gepp | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Tania Maxwell | Justice | Tim Quilty | Liberal Democrats | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Georgie Purcell | Animal Justice | Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell | One Nation | Gaelle Broad | Nationals | |||||||||
Returned MLCs by seat
editSeats 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 (Candy Broad) |
Liberal (Wendy Lovell) |
Nationals (Damian Drum) |
Liberal (Donna Petrovich) |
Labor (Kaye Darveniza) | |||||
| 2010 | Liberal (Wendy Lovell) |
Labor (Candy Broad) |
Nationals (Damian Drum) |
Labor (Kaye Darveniza) |
Liberal (Donna Petrovich) | |||||
| 2014 | Liberal (Wendy Lovell) |
Labor (Steve Herbert) |
Nationals (Damian Drum) |
SFF (Daniel Young) |
Labor (Jaclyn Symes) | |||||
| 2018 | Labor (Mark Gepp) |
Liberal (Wendy Lovell) |
Liberal Democrats (Tim Quilty) |
Justice (Tania Maxwell) |
Labor (Jaclyn Symes) | |||||
| 2022 | Liberal (Wendy Lovell) |
Labor (Jaclyn Symes) |
Nationals (Gaelle Broad) |
Animal Justice (Georgie Purcell) |
One Nation (Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell) | |||||
Election results
editLabor were defending two seats. The Liberal/National coalition, Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, and the Liberal Democrats were defending one seat each.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 77,465 | ||||
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Wendy Lovell (elected 1) 2. Gaelle Broad (elected 3) 3. Amanda Millar 4. Liz Fisher 5. Jillian Merkel |
162,860 | 35.04 | +3.84 | |
| Labor | 1. Jaclyn Symes (elected 2) 2. James McWhinney 3. Gareth Mills 4. Rahn Krammaer 5. Mitch Bridges |
134,057 | 28.84 | −2.99 | |
| Greens | 1. Kate Sinclair 2. Lenka Thompson 3. Ralf Thesing 4. Rosemary Storey 5. Robin David Chapman |
32,399 | 6.97 | +0.40 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Josh Knight 2. Peter Watkins |
23,715 | 5.10 | −2.75 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Adam Miller 2. Christopher McInally |
22,103 | 4.76 | +4.76 | |
| One Nation | 1. Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell (elected 5) 2. Nadine Edwards-Scott |
17,306 | 3.72 | +3.72 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Tim Quilty 2. Tim Molesworth |
9,249 | 1.99 | −1.79 | |
| Justice | 1. Tania Maxwell 2. John Herron |
9,140 | 1.97 | −2.89 | |
| Family First | 1. Michael White 2. Carol Norton-Smith |
7,600 | 1.64 | +1.64 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Georgie Purcell (elected 4) 2. Michelle McGoldrick |
7,239 | 1.56 | −0.73 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Mark Royal 2. Ross McPhee |
6,842 | 1.47 | +0.02 | |
| Freedom | 1. Christopher James Alan Neil 2. Henk N. Wallenborn |
4,968 | 1.07 | +1.07 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Kim Warner 2. Shaun Moran |
4,835 | 1.04 | +0.07 | |
| Sack Dan Andrews | 1. Yasemin Ceylan 2. Mukadder Orhan |
4,570 | 0.98 | +0.98 | |
| Reason | 1. Melanie Sharp 2. Callum Chapman |
3,755 | 0.81 | +0.11 | |
| United Australia | 1. Geoff Shaw 2. Elijah Suares |
3,620 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
| Companions and Pets | 1. Laura Barnes 2. Robert Britton |
2,861 | 0.62 | +0.62 | |
| Angry Victorians | 1. Mark Jones 2. Melanie Tomlin |
2,229 | 0.48 | +0.48 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Karen Hocking 2. Emma Dynes |
1,893 | 0.41 | +0.12 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Ian Chivers 2. Allan Doensen |
1,599 | 0.34 | −0.56 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Scott Cowie 2. Neil Cullen |
1,368 | 0.29 | −0.13 | |
| New Democrats | 1. Erin Sharma 2. Brijesh Chopra 3. Kuldeep Jitendrakumar Der 4. Ravinder Singh Rana |
576 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Total formal votes | 464,784 | 96.93 | +0.90 | ||
| Informal votes | 14,734 | 3.07 | −0.90 | ||
| Turnout | 479,518 | 88.35 | −2.40 | ||
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Northern Victoria Region results". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
External links
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