Southern Metropolitan Region

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.

Southern Metropolitan Region
Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Southern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria
StateVictoria
Created2006
MPGeorgie Crozier (Liberal)
David Davis (Liberal)
Clifford Hayes (Sustainable)
Nina Taylor (Labor)
Enver Erdogan (Labor)
Party     Liberal (2)
     Labor (2)
     Sustainable (1)
Electors486,855 (2018)
Area233 km2 (90.0 sq mi)
DemographicMetropolitan
Coordinates37°53′S 145°2′E

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.[1]

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 Labor 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 and 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


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