Northern Metropolitan Region
| Northern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council | |
|---|---|
|
Location of Northern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria | |
| State | Victoria |
| Created | 2006 |
| MP |
Greg Barber (Greens) Nazih Elasmar (Labor) Jenny Mikakos (Labor) Craig Ondarchie (Liberal) Fiona Patten (Sex) |
| Party | Labor (2), Liberal (1), Greens (1), Sex (1) |
| Electors | 477,652 (2014) |
| Area | 536 km2 (207.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Metropolitan |
| Coordinates | 37°40′S 144°58′E / 37.667°S 144.967°ECoordinates: 37°40′S 144°58′E / 37.667°S 144.967°E |
Northern Metropolitan 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 Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Bundoora, Melbourne, Mill Park, Northcote, Pascoe Vale, Preston, Richmond, Thomastown and Yuroke.
The current Northern Metropolitan Region elected members at the 2014 state election. The Australian Labor Party won two seats, while the Liberal Party, Victorian Greens and Australian Sex Party won one seat each.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Mikakos | Labor | 2006–present | Matthew Guy | Liberal | 2006–2014 | Nazih Elasmar | Labor | 2006–present | Greg Barber | Greens | 2006–present | Theo Theophanous | Labor | 2006–2010 | |||||
| Nathan Murphy | Labor | 2010–2010 | |||||||||||||||||
| Craig Ondarchie | Liberal | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||
| Fiona Patten | Sex | 2014–present | |||||||||||||||||