Eastern Victoria Region

Eastern Victoria Region Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Eastern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2006
MP	Melina Bath (The Nationals) Edward O'Donohue (Liberal) Jeff Bourman (Shooters and Fishers) Daniel Mulino (Labor) Harriet Shing (Labor)
Party	Labor (2) Liberal (1) The Nationals (1) Shooters and Fishers (1)
Electors	479,070 (2014)
Area	44,456 km² (17,164.6 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural
Coordinates	37°53′S 147°19′E / 37.883°S 147.317°E / -37.883; 147.317Coordinates: 37°53′S 147°19′E / 37.883°S 147.317°E / -37.883; 147.317

Eastern Victoria Region is one of the eight electoral regions in the state 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 by the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council.

It comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Bass, Evelyn, Gembrook, Gippsland East, Gippsland South, Hastings, Monbulk, Mornington, Morwell, Narracan and Nepean.

The current Eastern Victoria Region elected members at the 2014 state election. The Australian Labor Party won two seats, while the Liberal Party, the Nationals and the Shooters and Fishers Party won one seat each.

Members

	Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
Philip Davis	Liberal	2006–2014		Matt Viney	Labor	2006–2014		Edward O'Donohue	Liberal	2006–present		Johan Scheffer	Labor	2006–2014		Peter Hall	The Nationals	2006–2014
Andrew Ronalds	Liberal	2014–2014		Matt Viney	Labor	2006–2014	Danny O'Brien				The Nationals	Johan Scheffer	Labor	2006–2014	2014–2015
Jeff Bourman	SFP	2014–present		Harriet Shing	Labor	2014–present	Danny O'Brien				The Nationals		Daniel Mulino	Labor	2014–2015	2014–present
Jeff Bourman	SFP	2014–present	Melina Bath	Harriet Shing	Labor	2014–present	The Nationals				2015–present		Daniel Mulino	Labor		2014–present

External links

Eastern Victoria Region Profile, Victorian Electoral Commission

Electoral regions of the Victorian Legislative Council

Eastern Metropolitan Region Eastern Victoria Region Northern Metropolitan Region Northern Victoria Region South Eastern Metropolitan Region Southern Metropolitan Region Western Metropolitan Region Western Victoria Region

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