Western Victoria Region

This article is about the electoral region. For the area, see Western District (Victoria).

Western Victoria Region Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Western Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2006
Area	79,438 km² (30,671.2 sq mi)
Coordinates	37°11′S 142°50′E / 37.183°S 142.833°E / -37.183; 142.833Coordinates: 37°11′S 142°50′E / 37.183°S 142.833°E / -37.183; 142.833

Western Victoria 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 Bellarine, Buninyong, Geelong, Lara, Lowan, Melton, Polwarth, Ripon, South Barwon, South-West Coast and Wendouree.

The current Western Victoria Region elected members at the 2014 state election. The Liberal Party and the Australian Labor Party won two seats each, while Shire of Moyne mayor James Purcell, under the banner of Vote 1 Local Jobs, won one.

Members

	Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
Jaala Pulford	Labor	2006–present		John Vogels	Liberal	2006–2010		Gayle Tierney	Labor	2006–present		David Koch	Liberal	2006–2014		Peter Kavanagh	DLP	2006–2010
			Simon Ramsay	Liberal	2010–present		David O'Brien				National	David Koch	Liberal	2006–2014	2010–2014
			Simon Ramsay	Liberal	2010–present	Josh Morris	Liberal				2014–present		James Purcell	Vote 1 Local Jobs	2014–present

External links

Western Victoria Region Profile, Victorian Electoral Commission

Electoral regions of the Victorian Legislative Council

Eastern Metropolitan Region Eastern Victoria Region Northern Metropolitan Region Northern Victoria Region South Eastern Metropolitan Region Southern Metropolitan Region Western Metropolitan Region Western Victoria Region

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