Northern Victoria Region
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 | Mark Gepp (Labor) Wendy Lovell (Liberal) Tania Maxwell (Justice) Tim Quilty (Liberal Democratic) Jaclyn Symes (Labor) |
| Party | Labor (2) Liberal (1) Justice (1) Liberal Democratic (1) |
| Electors | 508,939 (2018) |
| Area | 100,562 km2 (38,827.2 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 35°57′S 144°36′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
| 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 | |||||||||||
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 (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) | |||||
Election results
The Liberal/National coalition and Labor Party were defending two seats each, and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one seat.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 76,118 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Mark Gepp (elected 1) 2. Jaclyn Symes (elected 5) 3. Sukhraj Singh 4. Jan Morgiewicz 5. Glenn Matthews |
145,408 | 31.83 | +5.45 | |
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1. Wendy Lovell (elected 2) 2. Luke O'Sullivan 3. Brad Hearn 4. Emma Williamson 5. Robyne Head |
142,566 | 31.20 | −9.97 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Daniel Young 2. Ben Podger |
35,871 | 7.85 | +4.35 | |
| Greens | 1. Nicole Rowan 2. Damien Stevens-Todd 3. Elizabeth Matchett 4. Julie Rivendell 5. Matthew Thomas |
30,022 | 6.57 | −1.11 | |
| Justice | 1. Tania Maxwell (elected 4) 2. Jodi Ayres |
22,201 | 4.86 | +4.86 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Tim Quilty (elected 3) 2. Iain King |
17,286 | 3.78 | +1.43 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Glynn Jarrett 2. Robyn Masih |
10,473 | 2.29 | +0.52 | |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Miranda Jones 2. Craig Hill |
9,182 | 2.01 | +2.01 | |
| Country | 1. Phil Larkin 2. David Couston |
7,961 | 1.74 | −0.75 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Chris McCormack 2. Jarred Vehlen |
6,639 | 1.45 | −2.71 | |
| Aussie Battler | 1. Dennis Lacey 2. Erin Bruhn |
6,471 | 1.42 | +1.42 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Isaac Golden 2. Anne Sash |
4,426 | 0.97 | +0.97 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Madeleine Wearne 2. Ian Chivers |
4,127 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
| Hudson for Northern Victoria | 1. Josh Hudson 2. Shane O'Sullivan |
4,121 | 0.90 | +0.90 | |
| Liberty Alliance | 1. Ewan McDonald 2. James Wylie |
3,732 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| Reason | 1. Martin Leahy 2. Callum Chapman |
3,176 | 0.70 | −2.57 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Scott Cowie 2. Eleanore Fitz |
1,909 | 0.42 | +0.42 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Moira Macdonald 2. Michael McKenna |
1,327 | 0.29 | +0.29 | |
| Total formal votes | 456,706 | 96.03 | −1.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 18,905 | 3.97 | +1.22 | ||
| Turnout | 475,611 | 90.75 | −3.06 | ||
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: Northern Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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