Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)
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All 40 seats in the Legislative Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
DHJP
Leader Gavin Jennings David Davis Stuart Grimley
Party Labor Coalition Justice
Leader's seat South-Eastern Metro Southern Metro Western
(won seat)
Seats before 14 16 —
Seats won 18 11 3
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 5 New
Popular vote 1,406,122 1,054,980 134,413
Percentage 39.22% 29.42% 3.75%
Swing Increase 5.76pp Decrease 6.71pp New
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
LDP
SFF
Leader None Samantha Ratnam None
Party Liberal Democrats Greens SFF
Leader's seat — Northern Metro
Seats before 0 3 2
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 89,441 331,751 108,312
Percentage 2.49% 9.25% 3.02%
Swing Decrease 0.57pp Decrease 1.50pp Increase 1.37pp
  Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party
 
AJP
Fiona Patten Portrait 2013.jpg
SAP
Leader None Fiona Patten William Bourke
Party Animal Justice Reason Sustainable
Leader's seat — Northern Metro —
Seats before 0 1 0
Seats won 1 1 1
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Increase 1
Popular vote 88,530 49,008 29,866
Percentage 2.47% 1.37% 0.83%
Swing Increase 0.77pp Decrease 1.26pp Increase 0.83pp

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the Victorian 2018 state election.

Results by region[edit]

Eastern Metropolitan[edit]

The Liberal Party were defending three seats while the Greens and Labor were defending one each.[1]

2018 Victorian state election: Eastern Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 69,756
Labor 1. Shaun Leane (elected 1)
2. Sonja Terpstra (elected 3)
3. Nildhara Gadani
4. Abhimanyu Kumar
5. Barry Terzic 		154,716 36.97 +8.30
Liberal 1. Mary Wooldridge (elected 2)
2. Bruce Atkinson (elected 4)
3. Emanuele Cicchiello
4. Grace Roy
5. Shilpa Hegde 		151,216 36.13 −9.59
Greens 1. Samantha Dunn
2. Helen Harris
3. Liezl Shnookal
4. Monique Edwards
5. Daniela Tymms 		37,650 8.99 −1.49
Liberal Democrats 1. Brenton Ford
2. Marcos Fernandes 		17,452 4.17 +2.83
Justice 1. Linda De Rango
2. Kathryn Lavell 		10,583 2.53 +2.53
Animal Justice 1. Rosemary Lavin
2. Theresa Weymouth 		10,031 2.40 +0.69
Democratic Labour 1. Jeremy Orchard
2. Benjamin Cronshaw 		7,097 1.70 −0.59
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Monique Ruyter
2. Grant Poulton 		5,245 1.25 +0.42
Reason 1. Douglas Leitch
2. Glenn Lynch 		4,996 1.19 −0.86
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Dermot Ryan
2. Tara Nipe 		3,722 0.89 −0.19
Sustainable Australia 1. Lynnette Saloumi
2. Perrin Wilkins 		3,400 0.81 +0.81
Transport Matters 1. Rod Barton (elected 5)
2. Toni Peters 		2,590 0.62 +0.62
Health Australia 1. Andrew Hicks
2. Gabrielle Brodie 		2,426 0.58 +0.58
Aussie Battler 1. Bryce Larson
2. Clyde Sterry 		2,231 0.53 +0.53
Liberty Alliance 1. Indhira Bivieca Aquino
2. Royston Wilding 		1,930 0.46 +0.46
Victorian Socialists 1. Norrian Rundle
2. Liam Ward 		1,887 0.45 +0.45
Country 1. Mil Erikozu
2. Russel Proud 		1184 0.28 −0.14
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Shelley van Luenen
2. Deidre Bailey 		176 0.04 +0.04
Total formal votes 418,532 96.88 −0.31
Informal votes 13,484 3.12 +0.31
Turnout 432,016 91.68 −2.04

Eastern Victoria[edit]

Labor and the Liberal/National coalition were defending two seats each and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one.[2]

2018 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 77,936
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Edward O'Donohue (elected 1)
2. Melina Bath (elected 3)
3. Meg Edwards
4. Karen Chipperfield
5. Darren Howe 		159,520 34.10 −7.47
Labor 1. Jane Garrett (elected 2)
2. Harriet Shing (elected 4)
3. Patrick Kelly
4. Jane Clarke
5. Onno van den Eynde 		157,020 33.58 +4.58
Greens 1. Tom Cummings
2. Lachlan Mackenzie
3. Neale Adams
4. David Gentle
5. Donald Stokes 		31,467 6.73 −1.75
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Jeff Bourman (elected 5)
2. Kerrie-Anne Muir 		23,409 5.01 +2.57
Justice 1. Rhonda Crooks
2. Philip Seabrook 		20,925 4.47 +4.47
Liberal Democrats 1. Ben Buckley
2. Rob McCathie 		18,856 4.03 −0.71
Animal Justice 1. Leah Folloni
2. Jennifer McAdam 		15,095 3.23 +3.23
Democratic Labour 1. Padraig O'Hea
2. Larry Norman 		7,067 1.51 +0.80
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Michelle Hain
2. Martin Barnes 		6,222 1.33 +0.12
Aussie Battler 1. Vern Hughes
2. Paula Mattson 		5,685 1.21 +1.21
Health Australia 1. Geoff Pain
2. Katherine Holmes 		4,155 0.89 +0.89
Sustainable Australia 1. Reade Smith
2. Donna Hannaford 		4,092 0.87 +0.87
Reason 1. Carmel Close
2. Gregory Bell 		3,806 0.81 −1.68
Country 1. Rob Danieli
2. Tony Geitenbeek 		3,182 0.68 −0.30
Liberty Alliance 1. Mark Brown
2. Daniel Jones 		2,652 0.57 +0.57
Transport Matters 1. Trevor Salmon
2. Joshua Roperto 		2,622 0.56 +0.56
Victorian Socialists 1. Lainie Cruse
2. Russell Forden 		1,017 0.22 +0.22
Independent 1. Michael Fozard 499 0.11 +0.11
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Megan Whittaker
2. Kristy Hudson 		320 0.07 +0.07
Total formal votes 467,611 96.21 +1.48
Informal votes 18,419 3.79 −1.48
Turnout 486,030 91.08 +0.02

Northern Metropolitan[edit]

The Labor Party were defending two seats, while the Liberals, Greens and Sex Party (now Reason Party) were defending one each.[3]

2018 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan
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

Northern Victoria[edit]

The Liberal/National coalition and Labor Party were defending two seats each, and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one seat.[4]

2018 Victorian state election: Northern Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 76,118
Labor 1. Mark Gepp (elected 1)
2. Jaclyn Symes (elected 5)
3. Sukhraj Singh
4. Jan Morgiewicz
5. Glenn Matthews 		145,408 31.83 +5.45
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Wendy Lovell (elected 2)
2. Luke O'Sullivan
3. Brad Hearn
4. Emma Williamson
5. Robyne Head 		142,566 31.20 −9.97
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Daniel Young
2. Ben Podger 		35,871 7.85 +4.35
Greens 1. Nicole Rowan
2. Damien Stevens-Todd
3. Elizabeth Matchett
4. Julie Rivendell
5. Matthew Thomas 		30,022 6.57 −1.11
Justice 1. Tania Maxwell (elected 4)
2. Jodi Ayres 		22,201 4.86 +4.86
Liberal Democrats 1. Tim Quilty (elected 3)
2. Iain King 		17,286 3.78 +1.43
Animal Justice 1. Glynn Jarrett
2. Robyn Masih 		10,473 2.29 +0.52
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Miranda Jones
2. Craig Hill 		9,182 2.01 +2.01
Country 1. Phil Larkin
2. David Couston 		7,961 1.74 −0.75
Democratic Labour 1. Chris McCormack
2. Jarred Vehlen 		6,639 1.45 −2.71
Aussie Battler 1. Dennis Lacey
2. Erin Bruhn 		6,471 1.42 +1.42
Health Australia 1. Isaac Golden
2. Anne Sash 		4,426 0.97 +0.97
Sustainable Australia 1. Madeleine Wearne
2. Ian Chivers 		4,127 0.90 +0.90
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Josh Hudson
2. Shane O'Sullivan 		4,121 0.90 +0.90
Liberty Alliance 1. Ewan McDonald
2. James Wylie 		3,732 0.82 +0.82
Reason 1. Martin Leahy
2. Callum Chapman 		3,176 0.70 −2.57
Transport Matters 1. Scott Cowie
2. Eleanore Fitz 		1,909 0.42 +0.42
Victorian Socialists 1. Moira Macdonald
2. Michael McKenna 		1,327 0.29 +0.29
Total formal votes 456,706 96.03 −1.22
Informal votes 18,905 3.97 +1.22
Turnout 475,611 90.75 −3.06

South Eastern Metropolitan[edit]

Liberal and Labor were defending two seats each. The Greens were defending one.[5]

2018 Victorian state election: South Eastern Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 72,830
Labor 1. Gavin Jennings (elected 1)
2. Adem Somyurek (elected 2)
3. Tien Kieu (elected 4)
4. Nessie Sayar
5. Ian Spencer 		218,209 49.93 +9.83
Liberal 1. Gordon Rich-Phillips (elected 3)
2. Inga Peulich
3. George Hua
4. Kuldeep Kaur
5. Robert Hicks 		126,615 28.97 −6.24
Greens 1. Nina Springle
2. Matthew Kirwan
3. Jacqueline Mitchell
4. Jake Vos
5. James Bennett 		24,390 5.58 −0.71
Justice 1. Peter Davy
2. Kerri Guy 		13,265 3.03 +3.03
Animal Justice 1. Elizabeth Johnston
2. Derrin Craig 		9,727 2.23 +0.37
Democratic Labour 1. Peter Stevens
2. Michael Palma 		6,396 1.46 −0.76
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Chris Banhidy
2. Vincent Leone 		6,326 1.45 +0.21
Transport Matters 1. Ali Khan
2. Chetan Sharma
3. Roona Fazal
4. Inderpal Singh
5. Deepakbir Kaur 		5,553 1.27 +1.27
Health Australia 1. Tamsin King
2. Carly Meaden 		3,722 0.85 +0.85
Reason 1. Laura Chipp
2. Brett Kagan 		3,719 0.85 −1.82
Liberal Democrats 1. David Limbrick (elected 5)
2. Matt Ford 		3,681 0.84 −0.89
Sustainable Australia 1. Anthony Cresswell
2. Daryl Budgeon 		3,028 0.69 +0.69
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Kassandra Hall
2. Mardi Hill 		3,019 0.69 +0.12
Aussie Battler 1. David Armstrong
2. Michael Chamberlain 		2,822 0.65 +0.65
Liberty Alliance 1. David Maddison
2. Ralf Schumann 		2,314 0.53 +0.53
Independent 1. Tarang Chawla
2. Nicole Lee 		1,441 0.33 +0.33
Victorian Socialists 1. Aran Mylvaganam
2. Ben Reid 		1,239 0.28 +0.28
Country 1. Andrew Hepner
2. Marilyn Danieli 		1,202 0.28 +0.28
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Jannette Sinclair
2. Holly Madill 		402 0.09 +0.09
Independent 1. Stewart Hine 62 0.01 +0.01
Independent 1. Bobby Singh 49 0.01 +0.01
Independent 1. Peter Mack 27 0.01 +0.01
Total formal votes 436,977 95.86 −0.25
Informal votes 18,962 4.16 +0.25
Turnout 455,939 89.77 −3.10

Southern Metropolitan[edit]

The Liberals were defending three seats, and Labor and the Greens were defending one each.[6]

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

Western Metropolitan[edit]

Labor were defending two seats. Liberals, Greens and Democratic Labour were defending one each.[7]

2018 Victorian state election: Western Metropolitan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 77,210
Labor 1. Cesar Melhem (elected 1)
2. Ingrid Stitt (elected 2)
3. Kaushaliya Vaghela (elected 4)
4. Kirsten Psaila
5. Louise Persse 		214,279 46.25 +2.27
Liberal 1. Bernie Finn (elected 3)
2. Dinesh Gourisetty
3. Moira Deeming
4. David Wood
5. Nathan Di Noia 		98,458 21.25 −2.32
Greens 1. Huong Truong
2. Emely Cash
3. Bernadette Thomas
4. Elena Pereyra
5. Annie Chessells-Beeby 		40,417 8.72 −1.61
Justice 1. Catherine Cumming (elected 5)
2. Daniel Cumming 		31,615 6.82 +6.82
Democratic Labour 1. Walter Villagonzalo
2. Mark Royal 		16,378 3.54 +0.97
Animal Justice 1. Terri Beech
2. Karina Leung 		12,028 2.60 +1.08
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Wayne Rigg
2. Geoff Ashby 		8,914 1.92 +0.68
Liberal Democrats 1. Adam Karlovsky
2. Mark Thompson
3. Christopher Reeves 		7,938 1.71 −3.82
Reason 1. Chris Botha
2. Jamie Twidale 		5,337 1.15 −1.55
Aussie Battler 1. Stuart O'Neill
2. Ian Kearns 		4,406 0.95 +0.95
Health Australia 1. Briony Jenkinson
2. Deanne Glenn 		4,354 0.94 +0.94
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Joan Beckwith
2. Nia Sims 		3,752 0.81 +0.81
Sustainable Australia 1. Allan Doensen
2. Richard Belcher 		3,513 0.76 +0.76
Liberty Alliance 1. Francine Cohen
2. Terri Franklin 		3,294 0.71 +0.71
Transport Matters 1. Daniel Lowinger
2. Ramy Abdelnour 		3,067 0.66 +0.66
Victorian Socialists 1. Jorge Jorquera
2. Andrew Charles 		2,765 0.60 +0.60
Country 1. Benito Caruso
2. Tony Leen 		2,207 0.48 +0.29
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Hayley Webb
2. Casey Eckel 		573 0.12 +0.12
Independent 1. Diana Grima 199 0.04 +0.04
Independent 1. Kathy Majdlik 165 0.04 +0.04
Total formal votes 463,258 95.15 −0.63
Informal votes 23,606 4.85 +0.63
Turnout 486,864 89.25 −3.06

Western Victoria[edit]

Liberals/National coalition and Labor were defending 2 seats each. Vote 1 Local Jobs were defending one seat.[8]

2018 Victorian state election: Western Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 76,750
Labor 1. Jaala Pulford (elected 1)
2. Gayle Tierney (elected 3)
3. Dylan Wight
4. Lorraine O'Dal
5. Bernard Gartland 		175,836 38.18 +4.13
Liberal/National Coalition 1. Bev McArthur (elected 2)
2. Josh Morris
3. Jo Armstrong
4. Jennifer Lowe
5. Andrew Black 		137,825 29.92 −7.04
Greens 1. Lloyd Davies
2. Judy Cameron
3. Peter Mewett
4. David Jefferson
5. Judith Baldacchino 		34,482 7.49 −1.70
Justice 1. Stuart Grimley (elected 4)
2. Michelle Tedesco 		20,487 4.45 +4.45
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1. Geoff Collins
2. Graeme Standen 		20,412 4.43 +2.14
Animal Justice 1. Andy Meddick (elected 5)
2. Jen Gamble 		12,736 2.77 +1.09
Liberal Democrats 1. Lachlan Christie
2. Paul Robson 		12,120 2.63 +0.04
Voluntary Euthanasia 1. Katrina Nugent
2. John Berenyi 		8,741 1.90 +1.90
Democratic Labour 1. Frances Beaumont
2. Christian Schultink 		7,246 1.57 +0.04
Country 1. Costa Di Biase
2. John Buchholtz 		6,310 1.37 +0.38
Aussie Battler 1. Anthony Prelorenzo
2. Mark Mitchell 		5,441 1.18 +1.18
Reason 1. Michael Bell
2. Liam Hastie 		4,230 0.92 −1.58
Victorian Socialists 1. Tim Gooden
2. Nada Iskra 		3,426 0.74 +0.74
Health Australia 1. Sonja Ljavroska
2. Kayleen Thoren 		3,346 0.73 +0.73
Sustainable Australia 1. Robert Pascoe
2. Christopher Lynch 		2,915 0.63 +0.63
Transport Matters 1. Nicholas Croker
2. Francesco Raco 		2,419 0.53 +0.53
Liberty Alliance 1. Kenneth Nicholls
2. Daniel Macdonald 		2,384 0.52 +0.52
Hudson for Northern Victoria 1. Sally Hudson
2. Mark Wright 		223 0.05 +0.05
Independent 1. Karl Pongracic 126 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 460,498 95.87 −1.16
Informal votes 19,819 4.13 +1.16
Turnout 480,317 91.44 −2.95

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "State Election 2018: Eastern Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ "State Election 2018: Eastern Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. ^ "State Election 2018: Northern Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "State Election 2018: Northern Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "State Election 2018: South-Eastern Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  6. ^ "State Election 2018: Southern Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  7. ^ "State Election 2018: Western Metropolitan Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  8. ^ "State Election 2018: Western Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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