The electoral district of Southern Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral divisions of the state of Victoria, Australia, each of which elects five members to the upper house of the Parliament of Victoria, the Victorian Legislative Council, by proportional representation. It was created in 2006 following the reform of the Legislative Council by the Australian Labor Party state government of Steve Bracks. It 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 (the districts of Brighton, Caulfield, Kew and Malvern have never elected Labor members, while Hawthorn and Sandringham are also safe Liberal seats), and only a few strong Labor areas (Oakleigh being the only safe Labor seat).
The current Southern Metropolitan Region elected members at the 2010 state election. The Liberal Party won three seats, while the Australian Labor Party and the Greens won one seat each.
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Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||||
David Davis | Liberal | 2006–present | John Lenders | Labor | 2006–present | Andrea Coote | Liberal | 2006–present | Sue Pennicuik | Greens | 2006–2010 | Evan Thornley | Labor | 2006–2009 | |||||
Jennifer Huppert | Labor | 2009–2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Georgie Crozier | Liberal | 2010–present | Sue Pennicuik | Greens | 2010–present |
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