Northern Metropolitan Region
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| Northern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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 Location of Northern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Nazih Elasmar (Labor) Jenny Mikakos (Labor) Craig Ondarchie (Liberal) Fiona Patten (Reason) Samantha Ratnam (Greens) |
| Party | Labor (2) Greens (1) Liberal (1) Reason (1) |
| Electors | 525,305 (2018) |
| Area | 536 km2 (207.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°40′S 144°58′E / 37.667°S 144.967°E |
Northern 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.
The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Bundoora, Melbourne, Mill Park, Northcote, Pascoe Vale, Preston, Richmond, Thomastown and Yuroke.
Members
| Members for Northern Metropolitan Region, 2006 onwards | ||||||||||||||||
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| Election | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | ||||||||||||
| MLC Party |
Jenny Mikakos Labor |
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| MLC Party |
Nazih Elasmar Labor |
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| MLC Party |
Greg Barber Greens (2006–2017) |
Samantha Ratnam Greens (2017–)[1] |
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| MLC Party |
Theo Theophanous Labor (2006–2010) |
Nathan Murphy Labor (2010)[2] |
Craig Ondarchie Liberal |
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| MLC Party |
Matthew Guy Liberal |
Fiona Patten Sex Party (2014–2018) Reason (2018–)[3] |
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- 1.^ Assumed office on 12 October 2017 following the resignation of Greg Barber.
- 2.^ Assumed office on 9 March 2010 following the resignation of Theo Theophanous.
- 3.^ Australian Sex Party renamed to Reason Party on 14 August 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 (Theo Theophanous) |
Liberal (Matthew Guy) |
Labor (Jenny Mikakos) |
Greens (Greg Barber) |
Labor (Nazih Elasmar) | |||||
| 2010 | Labor (Jenny Mikakos) |
Liberal (Matthew Guy) |
Greens (Greg Barber) |
Labor (Nazih Elasmar) |
Liberal (Craig Ondarchie) | |||||
| 2014 | Labor (Jenny Mikakos) |
Liberal (Craig Ondarchie) |
Greens (Greg Barber) |
Labor (Nazih Elasmar) |
Sex Party (Fiona Patten) | |||||
| 2018 | Labor (Jenny Mikakos) |
Labor (Nazih Elasmar) |
Greens (Samantha Ratnam) |
Liberal (Craig Ondarchie) |
Reason (Fiona Patten) | |||||
Election results
The Labor Party were defending two seats, while the Liberals, Greens and Sex Party (now Reason Party) were defending one each.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 75,040 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 2) 3. Burhan Yigit 4. Ash Verma 5. Karen Douglas |
191,850 | 42.57 | +2.18 | |
| Greens | 1. Samantha Ratnam (elected 3) 2. Christina Zigouras 3. Edward Crossland 4. Josef Rafalowicz 5. Campbell Gome |
75,384 | 16.73 | −1.83 | |
| Liberal | 1. Craig Ondarchie (elected 4) 2. Evan Mulholland 3. Neelam Rai 4. Kate Drake 5. Mark Polistena |
74,179 | 16.46 | −5.40 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Stephen Jolly 2. Sue Bolton 3. Colleen Bolger |
18,899 | 4.19 | +4.19 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. John McBride 2. Jackie Gwynne |
18,783 | 4.17 | +1.23 | |
| Reason | 1. Fiona Patten (elected 5) 2. Helena Melton 3. Ange Hopkins 4. Rachel Payne 5. Dominique Musico |
15,197 | 3.37 | +0.50 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Bruce Poon 2. Miranda Smith 3. Chris Delforce |
9,123 | 2.02 | +0.51 | |
| Justice | 1. Carmela Dagiandis 2. Prudence Mercieca |
9,112 | 2.02 | +2.02 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Louise Hitchcock 2. Richard Wright |
6,185 | 1.37 | −0.11 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Ethan Constantinou 2. Chris Tzelepis |
5,388 | 1.20 | +0.11 | |
| Vote 1 Local Jobs | 1. Nathan Purcell 2. Aaron Purcell |
5,351 | 1.19 | +0.83 | |
| Aussie Battler | 1. Walter Mikac 2. David Graham |
4,470 | 0.99 | +0.99 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Pippa Campbell 2. Emily Oldmeadow |
3,703 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Sandra McCarthy 2. Stefan Nott |
3,681 | 0.82 | +0.52 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Mark McDonald 2. William Clow |
3,103 | 0.69 | +0.69 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Moti Ram Visa 2. Afshan Mian |
2,682 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
| Liberty Alliance | 1. Russell Gomez 2. John Reisner |
1,708 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| Country | 1. Cameron Stoddart 2. Domenic Greco |
1,604 | 0.36 | +0.20 | |
| Hudson for Northern Victoria | 1. Madison Wright 2. Marylynn Meneghini |
228 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| Total formal votes | 450,239 | 95.20 | +0.47 | ||
| Informal votes | 22,717 | 4.80 | −0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 472,956 | 88.01 | −3.05 | ||
References
- ^ "State Election 2006 : Northern Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2010 : Northern Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2014 : Northern Metropolitan Region". Victorian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "State Election 2018: Northern Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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