Eastern Victoria Region

Eastern 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.

Eastern Victoria Region Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Eastern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2006
MP	Melina Bath (National) Jeff Bourman (Shooters) Jane Garrett (Labor) Edward O'Donohue (Liberal) Harriet Shing (Labor)
Party	Labor (2)      Liberal (1)      National (1)      Shooters, Fishers, Farmers (1)
Electors	515,740 (2018)
Area	44,456 km^2 (17,164.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	37°53′S 147°19′E

The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Bass, Evelyn, Gembrook, Gippsland East, Gippsland South, Hastings, Monbulk, Mornington, Morwell, Narracan and Nepean.

Members

Members for Eastern Victorian Region, 2006 onwards
Election		2006		2010				2014				2018
MLC Party		Matt Viney Labor						Harriet Shing Labor
MLC Party		Johan Scheffer Labor						Daniel Mulino Labor				Jane Garrett Labor
MLC Party		Peter Hall Nationals						Danny O'Brien Nationals (2014–2015)		Melina Bath Nationals (2015–)
MLC Party		Edward O'Donohue Liberal
MLC Party		Philip Davis Liberal (2006–2014)				Andrew Ronalds Liberal (2014)		Jeff Bourman Shooters, Fishers, Farmers

1.^ Assumed office on 16 April 2015 following the resignation of Danny O'Brien.

2.^ Assumed office on 5 February 2014 following the resignation of Philip Davis.

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		Liberal (Philip Davis)		Labor (Matt Viney)		Liberal (Edward O'Donohue)		Labor (Johan Scheffer)		Nationals (Peter Hall)
2010		Liberal (Philip Davis)		Labor (Matt Viney)		Nationals (Peter Hall)		Liberal (Edward O'Donohue)		Labor (Johan Scheffer)
2014		Liberal (Edward O'Donohue)		Labor (Harriet Shing)		Nationals (Danny O'Brien)		SFF (Jeff Bourman)		Labor (Daniel Mulino)
2018		Liberal (Edward O'Donohue)		Labor (Jane Garrett)		Nationals (Melina Bath)		SFF (Jeff Bourman)		Labor (Harriet Shing)

Election results

Further information: Electoral results for the Eastern Victoria Region

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) § Eastern Victoria[edit]

Labor and the Liberal/National coalition were defending two seats each and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one.[4]

2018 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
Quota			77,936
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Edward O'Donohue (elected 1) 2. Melina Bath (elected 3) 3. Meg Edwards 4. Karen Chipperfield 5. Darren Howe	159,520	34.10	−7.47
	Labor	1. Jane Garrett (elected 2) 2. Harriet Shing (elected 4) 3. Patrick Kelly 4. Jane Clarke 5. Onno van den Eynde	157,020	33.58	+4.58
	Greens	1. Tom Cummings 2. Lachlan Mackenzie 3. Neale Adams 4. David Gentle 5. Donald Stokes	31,467	6.73	−1.75
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Jeff Bourman (elected 5) 2. Kerrie-Anne Muir	23,409	5.01	+2.57
	Justice	1. Rhonda Crooks 2. Philip Seabrook	20,925	4.47	+4.47
	Liberal Democrats	1. Ben Buckley 2. Rob McCathie	18,856	4.03	−0.71
	Animal Justice	1. Leah Folloni 2. Jennifer McAdam	15,095	3.23	+3.23
	Democratic Labor	1. Padraig O'Hea 2. Larry Norman	7,067	1.51	+0.80
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Michelle Hain 2. Martin Barnes	6,222	1.33	+0.12
	Aussie Battler	1. Vern Hughes 2. Paula Mattson	5,685	1.21	+1.21
	Health Australia	1. Geoff Pain 2. Katherine Holmes	4,155	0.89	+0.89
	Sustainable Australia	1. Reade Smith 2. Donna Hannaford	4,092	0.87	+0.87
	Reason	1. Carmel Close 2. Gregory Bell	3,806	0.81	−1.68
	Country	1. Rob Danieli 2. Tony Geitenbeek	3,182	0.68	−0.30
	Liberty Alliance	1. Mark Brown 2. Daniel Jones	2,652	0.57	+0.57
	Transport Matters	1. Trevor Salmon 2. Joshua Roperto	2,622	0.56	+0.56
	Victorian Socialists	1. Lainie Cruse 2. Russell Forden	1,017	0.22	+0.22
	Independent	1. Michael Fozard	499	0.11	+0.11
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Megan Whittaker 2. Kristy Hudson	320	0.07	+0.07
Total formal votes			467,611	96.21	+1.48
Informal votes			18,419	3.79	−1.48
Turnout			486,030	91.08	+0.02

References

1. "State Election 2006 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
2. "State Election 2010 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
3. "State Election 2014 : Eastern Victorian Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
4. "State Election 2018: Eastern Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

External links

• Eastern Victoria Region Profile, Victorian Electoral Commission