Western Metropolitan Region
Western Metropolitan 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.
| Western Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Location of Western Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Catherine Cumming (Independent) Bernie Finn (Liberal) Cesar Melhem (Labor) Ingrid Stitt (Labor) Kaushaliya Vaghela (Labor) |
| Party | Labor (3) Liberal (1) Independent (1) |
| Electors | 532,262 (2018) |
| Area | 1,352 km2 (522.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°45′S 144°42′E |
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Altona, Essendon, Footscray, Kororoit, Niddrie, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Tarneit, Werribee and Williamstown.
Members
| Members for Western Metropolitan Region, 2006 onwards | ||||||||||||||
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| Election | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | ||||||||||
| MLC Party |
Khalil Eideh Labor |
Ingrid Stitt Labor |
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| MLC Party |
Martin Pakula Labor (2006–2013) |
Cesar Melhem Labor (2013–) |
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| MLC Party |
Colleen Hartland Greens (2006–2018) |
Huong Truong Greens (2018) |
Kaushaliya Vaghela Labor |
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| MLC Party |
Bernie Finn Liberal |
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| MLC Party |
Justin Madden Labor |
Andrew Elsbury Liberal |
Rachel Carling-Jenkins Democratic Labour (2014–2017) Conservatives (2017–2018) Independent (2018) |
Catherine Cumming Justice (2018) Independent (2018–) |
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- 1.^ Assumed office on 9 May 2013 following the resignation of Martin Pakula.
- 2.^ Assumed office on 21 February 2018 following the resignation of Colleen Hartland.
- 3.^ Defected to the Australian Conservatives on 26 June 2017.
- 4.^ Departed the Australian Conservatives on 3 August 2018 to sit as an independent.
- 5.^ Elected as a candidate of Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, but was sworn in as an independent on 19 December 2018.
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 (Justin Madden) |
Liberal (Bernie Finn) |
Labor (Khalil Eideh) |
Labor (Martin Pakula) |
Greens (Colleen Hartland) | |||||
| 2010 | Labor (Martin Pakula) |
Liberal (Bernie Finn) |
Labor (Khalil Eideh) |
Liberal (Andrew Elsbury) |
Greens (Colleen Hartland) | |||||
| 2014 | Labor (Cesar Melhem) |
Liberal (Bernie Finn) |
Labor (Khalil Eideh) |
Greens (Colleen Hartland) |
Democratic Labour (Rachel Carling-Jenkins) | |||||
| 2018 | Labor (Cesar Melhem) |
Liberal (Bernie Finn) |
Labor (Ingrid Stitt) |
Labor (Kaushaliya Vaghela) |
Justice (Catherine Cumming) | |||||
Election results
Labor were defending two seats. Liberals, Greens and DLP were defending one each.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 77,210 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Cesar Melhem (elected 1) 2. Ingrid Stitt (elected 3) 3. Kaushaliya Vaghela (elected 4) 4. Kirsten Psaila 5. Louise Persse |
214,279 | 46.25 | +2.27 | |
| Liberal | 1. Bernie Finn (elected 2) 2. Dinesh Gourisetty 3. Moira Deeming 4. David Wood 5. Nathan Di Noia |
98,458 | 21.25 | −2.32 | |
| Greens | 1. Huong Truong 2. Emely Cash 3. Bernadette Thomas 4. Elena Pereyra 5. Annie Chessells-Beeby |
40,417 | 8.72 | −1.61 | |
| Justice | 1. Catherine Cumming (elected 5) 2. Daniel Cumming |
31,615 | 6.82 | +6.82 | |
| Democratic Labor | 1. Walter Villagonzalo 2. Mark Royal |
16,378 | 3.54 | +0.97 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Terri Beech 2. Karina Leung |
12,028 | 2.60 | +1.08 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Wayne Rigg 2. Geoff Ashby |
8,914 | 1.92 | +0.68 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Adam Karlovsky 2. Mark Thompson 3. Christopher Reeves |
7,938 | 1.71 | −3.82 | |
| Reason | 1. Chris Botha 2. Jamie Twidale |
5,337 | 1.15 | −1.55 | |
| Aussie Battler | 1. Stuart O'Neill 2. Ian Kearns |
4,406 | 0.95 | +0.95 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Briony Jenkinson 2. Deanne Glenn |
4,354 | 0.94 | +0.94 | |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Joan Beckwith 2. Nia Sims |
3,752 | 0.81 | +0.81 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Allan Doensen 2. Richard Belcher |
3,513 | 0.76 | +0.76 | |
| Liberty Alliance | 1. Francine Cohen 2. Terri Franklin |
3,294 | 0.71 | +0.71 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Daniel Lowinger 2. Ramy Abdelnour |
3,067 | 0.66 | +0.66 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Jorge Jorquera 2. Andrew Charles |
2,765 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
| Country | 1. Benito Caruso 2. Tony Leen |
2,207 | 0.48 | +0.29 | |
| Hudson for Northern Victoria | 1. Hayley Webb 2. Casey Eckel |
573 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Independent | 1. Diana Grima | 199 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Independent | 1. Kathy Majdlik | 165 | 0.04 | +0.04 | |
| Total formal votes | 463,258 | 95.15 | −0.63 | ||
| Informal votes | 23,606 | 4.85 | +0.63 | ||
| Turnout | 486,864 | 89.25 | −3.06 | ||
References
- "State Election 2006 : Western Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- "State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- "State Election 2014 : Western Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- "State Election 2018: Western Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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