Western 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.
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Bellarine, Eureka, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast and Wendouree.
Members + Members for Western Victoria Region YearMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember PartyMember Party 2006 Jaala PulfordLabor Gayle TierneyLabor Peter Kavanagh Democratic Labour John Vogels Liberal David KochLiberal 2010 David O'Brien NationalsSimon RamsayLiberal 2014 James Purcell Local Jobs Josh Morris Liberal 2018 Andy Meddick Animal Justice Stuart Grimley JusticeBev McArthurLiberal 2022 Jacinta Ermacora Sarah Mansfield Greens Joe McCracken Liberal
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.
Election1st MLC2nd MLC3rd MLC4th MLC5th MLC2006Labor(Jaala Pulford)Liberal(John Vogels)Labor(Gayle Tierney)Liberal(David Koch)Democratic Labour(Peter Kavanagh)2010Liberal(David Koch)Labor(Jaala Pulford)Liberal(Simon Ramsay)Labor(Gayle Tierney)Nationals(David O'Brien)2014Liberal(Simon Ramsay)Labor(Jaala Pulford)Liberal(Josh Morris)Labor(Gayle Tierney)Local Jobs(James Purcell)2018Labor(Jaala Pulford)Liberal(Bev McArthur)Labor(Gayle Tierney)Justice(Stuart Grimley)Animal Justice(Andy Meddick)2022Labor(Jacinta Ermacora)Liberal(Bev McArthur)Labor(Gayle Tierney)Greens(Sarah Mansfield)Liberal(Joe McCracken)
Election results
References
External links Western Victoria Region Profile, Victorian Electoral Commission