Northern Victoria Region

Northern 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.

Northern Victoria Region
Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Northern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created2006
MPMark Gepp (Labor)
Wendy Lovell (Liberal)
Tania Maxwell (Justice)
Tim Quilty (Liberal Democratic)
Jaclyn Symes (Labor)
Party     Labor (2)
     Liberal (1)
     Justice (1)
     Liberal Democratic (1)
Electors508,939 (2018)
Area100,562 km2 (38,827.2 sq mi)
DemographicRural
Coordinates35°57′S 144°36′E

The region comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Benambra, Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Eildon, Euroa, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Plains, Ovens Valley, Shepparton and Yan Yean.

Members
Members for Northern Victoria Region, 2006 onwards
Election 2006 2010 2014 2018
MLC
Party		 Kaye Darveniza
Labor		 Jaclyn Symes
Labor
MLC
Party		 Candy Broad
Labor (2006–14)		 Marg Lewis
Labor (2014)		 Steve Herbert
Labor (2014–17)		 Mark Gepp
Labor (2017–)
MLC
Party		 Wendy Lovell
Liberal
MLC
Party		 Donna Petrovich
Liberal (2006–13)		 Amanda Millar
Liberal (2013–14)		 Daniel Young
Shooters		 Tim Quilty
Liberal Democrats
MLC
Party		 Damian Drum
National (2006–16)		 Luke O'Sullivan
National (2016–18)		 Tania Maxwell
Justice

Election results
Further information: Electoral results for the Northern Victoria Region
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council) § Northern Victoria[edit]

The Liberal/National coalition and Labor Party were defending two seats each, and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one seat.[1]

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 and 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 Labor 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


  1. "State Election 2018: Northern Victoria Region results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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