List of Victorian Legislative Council appointments

This is a list of appointments to the Victorian Legislative Council, caused by the resignation or death of an incumbent member. A departure creates a casual vacancy which is filled by a candidate of the same affiliation in a joint sitting of the Parliament of Victoria. The constitution states that if the previous sitting Legislative Council member was at the time of his/her election the representative of a particular political party, that party should nominate a replacement from amongst its own members. This was introduced as part of reforms to the Legislative Council in 2003, taking effect from the 2006 election; prior to that time, casual vacancies in the Legislative Council had been filled through by-elections.

List of appointments

Date Region Incumbent Party Appointee Party Cause 13 November 2024Northern MetropolitanSamantha Ratnam GreensAnasina Gray-Barberio GreensResignation 17 August 2022Eastern VictoriaJane Garrett LaborTom McIntosh LaborDeath22 June 2022South Eastern MetropolitanDavid Limbrick Liberal DemocratsDavid Limbrick Liberal DemocratsResignation2 December 2021Eastern MetropolitanEdward O'Donohue LiberalCathrine Burnett-Wake LiberalResignation13 October 2020Northern MetropolitanJenny Mikakos LaborSheena Watt LaborResignation23 April 2020South Eastern MetropolitanGavin Jennings LaborLee Tarlamis LaborResignation5 March 2020Eastern MetropolitanMary Wooldridge LiberalMatthew Bach LiberalResignation15 August 2019Southern MetropolitanPhilip Dalidakis LaborEnver Erdogan LaborResignation21 February 2018Western MetropolitanColleen Hartland GreensHuong Truong GreensResignation19 October 2017Northern MetropolitanGreg Barber GreensSamantha Ratnam GreensResignation7 June 2017Northern VictoriaSteve Herbert LaborMark Gepp LaborResignation12 October 2016Northern VictoriaDamian Drum NationalLuke O'Sullivan NationalResignation15 April 2015Eastern VictoriaDanny O'Brien NationalMelina Bath NationalResignation11 June 2014Northern VictoriaCandy Broad LaborMarg Lewis LaborResignation26 March 2014Eastern VictoriaPeter Hall NationalDanny O'Brien NationalResignation5 February 2014Eastern VictoriaPhilip Davis LiberalAndrew Ronalds LiberalResignation21 August 2013Northern VictoriaDonna Petrovich LiberalAmanda Millar LiberalResignation8 May 2013Western MetropolitanMartin Pakula LaborCesar Melhem LaborResignation8 May 2013Northern MetropolitanTheo Theophanous LaborNathan Murphy LaborResignation3 February 2009Southern MetropolitanEvan Thornley LaborJennifer Huppert LaborResignation

See also List of Victorian state by-elections

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