Southern Metropolitan Region

Southern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Southern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2006
MP	Georgie Crozier (Liberal) David Davis (Liberal) Clifford Hayes (Sustainable) Nina Taylor (Labor) Enver Erdogan (Labor)
Party	Liberal (2)   Labor (2)   Sustainable (1)
Electors	486,855 (2018)
Area	233 km2 (90.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	37°53′S 145°2′E

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.

The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Albert Park, Bentleigh, Brighton, Burwood, 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 three Greens-held seats in the lower house (Prahran).

Members

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	David Davis	Liberal	2006–present		John Lenders	Labor	2006–2014		Andrea Coote	Liberal	2006–2014		Sue Pennicuik	Greens	2006–2018		Evan Thornley	Labor	2006–2009
																	Jennifer Huppert	Labor	2009–2010
																	Georgie Crozier	Liberal	2010–present
					Philip Dalidakis	Labor	2014–2019		Margaret Fitzherbert	Liberal	2014–2018
									Nina Taylor	Labor	2018–present		Clifford Hayes	Sustainable	2018–present
					Enver Erdogan	Labor	2019–present

Election results

Further information: Electoral results for the Southern Metropolitan Region

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) § Southern Metropolitan.[edit]

The Liberals were defending three seats, and Labor and the Greens were defending one each.

2018 Victorian state election: Southern Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			71,610
	Liberal	1. David Davis (elected 1) 2. Georgie Crozier (elected 3) 3. Margaret Fitzherbert 4. Gavan MacRides 5. Miaosheng Yang	164,607	38.29	−4.43
	Labor	1. Philip Dalidakis (elected 2) 2. Nina Taylor (elected 4) 3. Judith Armstrong 4. Graeme Kendall 5. Danny Bellote	148,656	34.58	+9.38
	Greens	1. Sue Pennicuik 2. Earl James 3. Rose Read 4. Duncan Forster 5. James Bennett	57,849	13.46	−2.08
	Animal Justice	1. Ben Schultz 2. Fiona McRostie	9,315	2.17	+0.52
	Reason	1. Jill Mellon-Robertson 2. Edmund Munday	8,587	2.00	−0.43
	Justice	1. Nikki Nicholls 2. Julie Doidge	6,178	1.44	+1.44
	Liberal Democrats	1. Robert Kennedy 2. Kirsty O'Sullivan	5,940	1.38	−3.23
	Sustainable Australia	1. Clifford Hayes (elected 5) 2. Cathryn Houghton	5,695	1.32	+1.32
	Democratic Labour	1. Joel van der Horst 2. Lucia De Summa	5,684	1.32	−0.85
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Jane Morris 2. Imelda Ryan	4,364	1.02	+0.23
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Nicole Bourman 2. Ryan Lindfors-Beswick	2,726	0.63	+0.16
	Liberty Alliance	1. Avi Yemini 2. Kaylah Jones	2,096	0.49	+0.49
	Health Australia	1. Ben Moore 2. Cindy Cerecer	2,055	0.48	+0.48
	Victorian Socialists	1. Catheryn Lewis 2. Ivan Mitchell	2,046	0.48	+0.48
	Aussie Battler	1. Mark Hillard 2. Stacey Wain	1,700	0.40	+0.40
	Transport Matters	1. Kim Guest 2. Saeed Muhammad	1,375	0.32	+0.32
	Country	1. Nicola Clow 2. Michele Armstrong	711	0.17	+0.08
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Matthew Perriam 2. Grace Perriam	342	0.08	+0.08
Total formal votes			429,657	97.33	−0.10
Informal votes			11,801	2.67	+0.10
Turnout			441458	89.31	−2.56

External links

• Southern Metropolitan Region, Victorian Electoral Commission
• Southern Metropolitan Region, Parliament of Victoria