Southern 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.
| Southern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
 Location of Southern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Ryan Batchelor (Labor) John Berger (Labor) Katherine Copsey (Greens) Georgie Crozier (Liberal) David Davis (Liberal) |
| Party | Labor (2) Liberal (2) Greens (1) |
| Electors | 542,200 (2022) |
| Area | 243 km2 (93.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°53′S 145°2′E / 37.883°S 145.033°E |
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Albert Park, Ashwood, Bentleigh, Brighton, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran and Sandringham. The region covers most of the wealthiest areas of Melbourne, only a few traditional Labor areas (Oakleigh being the only historically safe Labor seat), and one of the four Greens-held seats in the lower house (Prahran).
Members
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sue Pennicuik | Greens | John Lenders | Labor | Evan Thornley | Labor | Andrea Coote | Liberal | David Davis | Liberal | |||||
| 2009 | Jennifer Huppert | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Georgie Crozier | Liberal | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Philip Dalidakis | Labor | Margaret Fitzherbert | Liberal | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Clifford Hayes | Sustainable | Nina Taylor | Labor | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Enver Erdogan | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Katherine Copsey | Greens | John Berger | Labor | Ryan Batchelor | Labor | |||||||||
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 results
Labor and the Liberal Party were defending two seats each. Sustainable Australia was defending one seat.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 78,309 | ||||
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1. David Davis (elected 1) 2. Georgie Crozier (elected 3) 3. Nick Stavrou 4. Andrew Litwinow 5. Monica Clark | 169,681 | 36.11 | -1.78 | |
| Labor | 1. John Berger (elected 2) 2. Ryan Batchelor (elected 5) 3. Clive Crosby 4. Lynn Psaila 5. Muhammad Shahbaz | 139,722 | 29.74 | -5.45 | |
| Greens | 1. Katherine Copsey (elected 4) 2. John Friend-Pereira 3. Anna Parker 4. Kylie Rocha 5. Shanae Rowick | 72,410 | 15.41 | +2.31 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Marc Selan 2. Ben Howman | 13,681 | 2.91 | +2.91 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Matthew Ford 2. David Segal | 11,696 | 2.49 | +0.96 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Theodore Tsoingas 2. Dean Chambers | 10,385 | 2.21 | +0.02 | |
| Reason | 1. Andrew Johnson 2. Stephen Jasper | 9,511 | 2.02 | +0.07 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Ben Schultz 2. Michelle McGoldrick | 6,698 | 1.43 | -0.72 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Clifford Hayes 2. Allan Doensen | 5,170 | 1.10 | -0.19 | |
| Family First | 1. Vickie Janson 2. Alex Van Der End | 4,734 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Justice | 1. Ellie Jean Sullivan 2. Michaele Dale | 3,807 | 0.81 | -0.67 | |
| Sack Dan Andrews | 1. Nursin Akdogan 2. Reyhan Adonir | 3,542 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| One Nation | 1. Chris Bradbury 2. Craig Pickering | 3,072 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
| Freedom | 1. Natasha Kons 2. Madeleine Kons | 2,810 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Jack Todaro 2. Liam Kruger | 2,516 | 0.54 | +0.07 | |
| United Australia | 1. Leon Kofmansky 2. Julie McCamish | 2,177 | 0.46 | +0.46 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Nicole Bourman 2. Michelle Collyer | 1,966 | 0.42 | -0.22 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Kellie Thomas 2. Mark Lambrick | 1,935 | 0.41 | -0.07 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Paul Tammesild 2. Marc Peters | 1,480 | 0.31 | -0.04 | |
| Companions and Pets | 1. Joan Molyneux 2. Max Winch | 1,257 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Angry Victorians | 1. Dean Hurlston 2. Robert John Kamp | 915 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| New Democrats | 1. Krishna Dharmeshkumar Brahmbhatt 2. Jigarkumar Ahbaysinh Chaudhary 3. Ravinder Singh Marwaha | 688 | 0.15 | +0.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 469,853 | 97.98 | +0.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 9,702 | 2.02 | -0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 479,555 | 88.45 | −0.88 | ||
References
External links
- Southern Metropolitan Region, Victorian Electoral Commission
- Southern Metropolitan Region, Parliament of Victoria