Western Metropolitan Region
electoral region of the Victorian Legislative Council
The Western Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral districts in Victoria. The people in these districts can vote for the Victorian Legislative Council. It is for people who live in the western Melbourne suburbs of Footscray, Kororoit, Laverton, Niddrie, Point Cook, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Tarneit, Werribee and Williamstown. Five politicians are elected based on how many votes each party gets. The current members are: Lizzie Blandthorn, Moira Deeming, David Etteshank, Trung Luu and Ingrid Stitt.
| Western Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
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| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP | Lizzie Blandthorn (Labor) Moira Deeming (Independent Liberal) David Ettershank (Legalise Cannabis) Trung Luu (Liberal) Ingrid Stitt (Labor) |
| Party | Labor (2) Liberal (1) Independent Liberal (1) Legalise Cannabis (1) |
| Electors | 538,136 (2022) |
| Area | 1,299 km2 (501.5 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°45′S 144°42′E / 37.750°S 144.700°E |
Election results
change| 2022 Victorian state election: Western Metropolitan | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Quota | 74,860 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Lizzie Blandthorn (elected 1) 2. Ingrid Stitt (elected 3) 3. Cesar Melhem 4. Cuc Lum 5. Nurul Khan |
166,371 | 37.04 | -9.81 | |
| Liberal | 1. Moira Deeming (elected 2) 2. Trung Luu (elected 5) 3. Golam Haque 4. Manish Patel 5. Luan Walker |
109,895 | 24.47 | +3.65 | |
| Greens | 1. Bernadette Thomas 2. Sarah Bray 3. Isabelle McRae McLeod 4. Lloyd Davies 5. Pierre Vario |
36,239 | 8.07 | -0.04 | |
| Democratic Labour | 1. Bernie Finn 2. Thi Kiem-Lien Lee |
23,422 | 5.21 | +1.54 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. David Ettershank (elected 4) 2. Raffaela Menta |
19,295 | 4.30 | +4.30 | |
| Victorian Socialists | 1. Liz Walsh 2. Aran Mylvaganam |
16,095 | 3.58 | +3.02 | |
| Family First | 1. Darren Buller 2. Mary Filmer |
14,261 | 3.18 | +3.18 | |
| One Nation | 1. Ursula Van Bree 2. Frank Vrionis |
7,691 | 1.71 | +1.71 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Anthony Cursio 2. Liam Roche |
6,546 | 1.46 | −0.26 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Ken Vickers 2. Geoff Ashby |
6,401 | 1.43 | -0.59 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Meg Watkins 2. Nat Kopas |
6,209 | 1.38 | -1.26 | |
| Justice | 1. Peter Sullivan 2. Jean-Marie D'Argent |
5,371 | 1.20 | -5.80 | |
| United Australia | 1. Andrew Cuthbertson 2. Deepak Bansal |
4,737 | 1.06 | +1.06 | |
| Restore Democracy | 1. Samson Palkuri 2. Burkin Yalaz |
3,653 | 0.81 | +0.81 | |
| Reason | 1. David Thirkettle-Watts 2. Harry Millward |
3,617 | 0.81 | -0.24 | |
| Freedom | 1. John McBride 2. Dan McBride |
3,513 | 0.78 | +0.78 | |
| Angry Victorians | 1. Catherine Cumming 2. Adam Robinson 3. Jennifer Zalme |
2,596 | 0.57 | +0.57 | |
| New Democrats | 1. Kaushaliya Virjibhai Vaghela 2. Mohammed Qasim Shaik 3. Arix Maheshkumar Bishnoi 4. Anitha Jyothi Palkuri 5. Yogesh Kumar Malhotra |
2,470 | 0.55 | +0.55 | |
| Health Australia | 1. Isaac Golden 2. Leah Golden |
2,122 | 0.47 | -0.49 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Bert Jessup 2. Dennis Bilic |
2,046 | 0.46 | -0.28 | |
| Independent Liberal | 1. Fred Ackerman 2. Mark Barro |
1,623 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Companions and Pets | 1. Craig Treherne 2. Mary Britton |
1,806 | 0.40 | +0.40 | |
| Independent | 1. Walter Villagonzalo 2. Sam Alcordo |
1,623 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Transport Matters | 1. Daniel Lowinger 2. Greg Collins |
1,204 | 0.27 | -0.41 | |
| Independent | Esther Demian | 144 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Total formal votes | 449,155 | 95.94 | +0.79 | ||
| Informal votes | 19,025 | 4.06 | −0.79 | ||
| Turnout | 468,180 | 87.00 | −2.25 | ||