Southern Metropolitan Region
electoral region of the Victorian Legislative Council
The Southern Metropolitan Region is an electoral region of the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house of the Victorian Parliament. It is located in the southern part of Melbourne.
| Southern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Ryan Batchelor (Labor) John Berger (Labor) Katherine Copsey (Greens) Georgie Crozier (Liberal) David Davis (Liberal) |
| Party | Labor (2) Liberal (2) Greens (1) |
| Electors | 542,200 (2022) |
| Area | 243 km2 (93.8 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°53′S 145°2′E / 37.883°S 145.033°E |
The region includes the Legislative Assembly (lower house) electoral districts of Albert Park, Ashwood, Bentleigh, Brighton, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran and Sandringham. It is the richest electoral region in Victoria.
Election results
change| 2022 Victorian state election: Southern Metropolitan | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Quota | 78,309 | ||||
| Liberal/National Coalition | 1. David Davis (elected 1) 2. Georgie Crozier (elected 3) 3. Nick Stavrou 4. Andrew Litwinow 5. Monica Clark |
169,681 | 36.11 | -1.78 | |
| Labor | 1. John Berger (elected 2) 2. Ryan Batchelor (elected 5) 3. Clive Crosby 4. Lynn Psaila 5. Muhammad Shahbaz |
139,722 | 29.74 | -5.45 | |
| Greens | 1. Katherine Copsey (elected 4) 2. John Friend-Pereira 3. Anna Parker 4. Kylie Rocha 5. Shanae Rowick |
72,410 | 15.41 | +2.31 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Marc Selan 2. Ben Howman |
13,681 | 2.91 | +2.91 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Matthew Ford 2. David Segal |
11,696 | 2.49 | +0.96 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Theodore Tsoingas 2. Dean Chambers |
10,385 | 2.21 | +0.02 | |
| Reason | 1. Andrew Johnson 2. Stephen Jasper |
9,511 | 2.02 | +0.07 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Ben Schultz 2. Michelle McGoldrick |
6,698 | 1.43 | -0.72 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Clifford Hayes 2. Allan Doensen |
5,170 | 1.10 | -0.19 | |
| Family First | 1. Vickie Janson 2. Alex Van Der End |
4,734 | 1.01 | +1.01 | |
| Justice | 1. Ellie Jean Sullivan 2. Michaele Dale |
3,807 | 0.81 | -0.67 | |
| Restore Democracy | 1. Nursin Akdogan 2. Reyhan Adonir |
3,542 | 0.75 | +0.75 | |
| One Nation | 1. Chris Bradbury 2. Craig Pickering |
3,072 | 0.65 | +0.65 | |
| Freedom | 1. Natasha Kons 2. Madeleine Kons |
2,810 | 0.60 | +0.60 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Jack Todaro 2. Liam Kruger |
2,516 | 0.54 | +0.07 | |
| United Australia | 1. Leon Kofmansky 2. Julie McCamish |
2,177 | 0.46 | +0.46 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Nicole Bourman 2. Michelle Collyer |
1,966 | 0.42 | -0.22 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Kellie Thomas 2. Mark Lambrick |
1,935 | 0.41 | -0.07 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Paul Tammesild 2. Marc Peters |
1,480 | 0.31 | -0.04 | |
| Companions and Pets | 1. Joan Molyneux 2. Max Winch |
1,257 | 0.27 | +0.27 | |
| Angry Victorians | 1. Dean Hurlston 2. Robert John Kamp |
915 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| New Democrats | 1. Krishna Dharmeshkumar Brahmbhatt 2. Jigarkumar Ahbaysinh Chaudhary 3. Ravinder Singh Marwaha |
688 | 0.15 | +0.15 | |
| Total formal votes | 469,853 | 97.98 | +0.45 | ||
| Informal votes | 9,702 | 2.02 | -0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 479,555 | 88.45 | −0.88 | ||