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Regions and Their Districts
Metro Region |
Electoral Districts |
Eastern Metropolitan |
Bayswater, Box Hill, Bulleen, Doncaster, Eltham, Ferntree Gully, Forest Hill, Kilsyth, Mitcham, Scoresby, Warrandyte |
Northern Metropolitan |
Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Bundoora, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Mill Park, Northcote, Preston, Richmond, Thomastown, Yan Yean |
South Eastern Metropolitan |
Carrum, Clayton, Cranbourne, Dandenong, Frankston, Lyndhurst, Mordialloc, Mount Waverley, Mulgrave, Narre Warren North, Narre Warren South |
Southern Metropolitan |
Albert Park, Bentleigh, Brighton, Burwood, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran, Sandringham |
Western Metropolitan |
Altona, Derrimut, Essendon, Footscray, Keilor, Kororoit, Niddrie, Pascoe Vale, Tarneit, Williamstown, Yuroke |
Rural Region |
Electoral Districts |
Eastern Victoria |
Bass, Evelyn, Gembrook, Gippsland East, Gippsland South, Hastings, Monbulk, Mornington, Morwell, Narracan, Nepean |
Northern Victoria |
Benalla, Benambra, Bendigo East, Bendigo West, Macedon, Mildura, Murray Valley, Rodney, Seymour, Shepparton, Swan Hill |
Western Victoria |
Ballarat East, Ballarat West, Bellarine, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast |
More information at the VEC... including
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State Parliament Explained
The Victorian Parliament is bicameral—that is, it has two Houses.
Lower House
The Lower House is called the Legislative Assembly and is chaired by The Speaker. It is where Government is formed, by the party or group of parties with the largest number of seats.
There are 88 seats, each representing one electoral region in Victoria, called a District. Voting is on a preferential (first past the post) basis.
Current Composition:
ALP |
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Australian Labor Party |
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55 |
LP |
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Liberal Party |
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23 |
NP |
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National Party |
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9 |
IND |
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Independent |
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1 |
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TOTAL |
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88 |
Upper House
The Upper House is called the Legislative Council and is chaired by The President. It is intended as a house of review for legislation that it receives from the Lower House. However in practice, legislation can be introducted via the Upper House and then sent to the Lower House.
There are 40 seats, representing eight electorates—called Regions—each with five members. Each Region covers eleven specific (Lower House) Districts. Voting is on a proportional (after distribution) basis, like the Australian Federal Senate.
Current Composition:
ALP |
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Australian Labor Party |
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19 |
LP |
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Liberal Party |
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15 |
NP |
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National Party |
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2 |
GRN |
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Australian Greens |
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3 |
DLP |
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Democratic Labor Party |
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1 |
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TOTAL |
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40 |
Thus, each Victorian is represented by six people in the Victorian Parliament: one lower house member for their District, and five upper house members for their Region.
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State's Legal Domain
Dying with dignity law reform (for States, not Territories) is the domain of State rather than Federal Parliament.
Wide Support
DWDV's Legislative Charter has received wide support from professional associations, societies and political parties.
Find out who, here...
Percent of Victorians who believe in the right of terminally ill people to die with dignity: 82%
Percent of Victorians who do not believe in the right of terminally ill people to die with dignity: 13%
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state parliament information