Results of the 2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the 2018 Victorian state election.

2018 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)

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All 40 seats in the Victorian Legislative Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gavin Jennings David Davis Derryn Hinch Party Labor Liberal–National coalition Justice Alliance MPA Leader's seat South-Eastern Metro Southern Metro Did not contest[a] Seats before 14 16 0 Seats won 18 11 3 Seat change 4 5 3 Primary vote 1,406,122 1,054,980 134,413 Percentage 39.22% 29.42% 3.75% Swing 5.76pp 6.71pp New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   LDP SFF Leader None Samantha Ratnam None Party Liberal Democrats Greens SFF Alliance MPA MPA Leader's seat N/A Northern Metro N/A Seats before 0 3 2 Seats won 2 1 1 Seat change 2 2 1 Primary vote 89,441 331,751 108,312 Percentage 2.49% 9.25% 3.02% Swing 0.57pp 1.50pp 1.37pp   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   AJP Leader None Fiona Patten William Bourke Party Animal Justice Reason Sustainable Alliance MPA MPA Leader's seat N/A Northern Metro Did not contest Seats before 0 1 0 Seats won 1 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Primary vote 88,530 49,008 29,866 Percentage 2.47% 1.37% 0.83% Swing 0.77pp 1.26pp 0.83pp

The Liberal Democratic Party and Animal Justice Party would win their first seat in the Legislative Council. The party's would win a seat at every election since.

Results by region

Eastern Metropolitan

The Liberal Party were defending three seats while the Greens and Labor were defending one each.^[1]

2018 Victorian state election: Eastern Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			69,756
	Labor	1. Shaun Leane (elected 1) 2. Sonja Terpstra (elected 3) 3. Nildhara Gadani 4. Abhimanyu Kumar 5. Barry Terzic	154,716	36.97	+8.30
	Liberal	1. Mary Wooldridge (elected 2) 2. Bruce Atkinson (elected 4) 3. Emanuele Cicchiello 4. Grace Roy 5. Shilpa Hegde	151,216	36.13	−9.59
	Greens	1. Samantha Dunn 2. Helen Harris 3. Liezl Shnookal 4. Monique Edwards 5. Daniela Tymms	37,650	8.99	−1.49
	Liberal Democrats	1. Brenton Ford 2. Marcos Fernandes	17,452	4.17	+2.83
	Justice	1. Linda De Rango 2. Kathryn Lavell	10,583	2.53	+2.53
	Animal Justice	1. Rosemary Lavin 2. Theresa Weymouth	10,031	2.40	+0.69
	Democratic Labour	1. Jeremy Orchard 2. Benjamin Cronshaw	7,097	1.70	−0.59
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Monique Ruyter 2. Grant Poulton	5,245	1.25	+0.42
	Reason	1. Douglas Leitch 2. Glenn Lynch	4,996	1.19	−0.86
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Dermot Ryan 2. Tara Nipe	3,722	0.89	−0.19
	Sustainable Australia	1. Lynnette Saloumi 2. Perrin Wilkins	3,400	0.81	+0.81
	Transport Matters	1. Rod Barton (elected 5) 2. Toni Peters	2,590	0.62	+0.62
	Health Australia	1. Andrew Hicks 2. Gabrielle Brodie	2,426	0.58	+0.58
	Aussie Battler	1. Bryce Larson 2. Clyde Sterry	2,231	0.53	+0.53
	Liberty Alliance	1. Indhira Bivieca Aquino 2. Royston Wilding	1,930	0.46	+0.46
	Victorian Socialists	1. Norrian Rundle 2. Liam Ward	1,887	0.45	+0.45
	Country	1. Mil Erikozu 2. Russel Proud	1184	0.28	−0.14
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Shelley van Luenen 2. Deidre Bailey	176	0.04	+0.04
Total formal votes			418,532	96.88	−0.31
Informal votes			13,484	3.12	+0.31
Turnout			432,016	91.68	−2.04

Eastern Victoria

Labor and the Liberal/National coalition were defending two seats each and the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one.^[2]

2018 Victorian state election: Eastern Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			77,936
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Edward O'Donohue (elected 1) 2. Melina Bath (elected 3) 3. Meg Edwards 4. Karen Chipperfield 5. Darren Howe	159,520	34.10	−7.47
	Labor	1. Jane Garrett (elected 2) 2. Harriet Shing (elected 4) 3. Patrick Kelly 4. Jane Clarke 5. Onno van den Eynde	157,020	33.58	+4.58
	Greens	1. Tom Cummings 2. Lachlan Mackenzie 3. Neale Adams 4. David Gentle 5. Donald Stokes	31,467	6.73	−1.75
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Jeff Bourman (elected 5) 2. Kerrie-Anne Muir	23,409	5.01	+2.57
	Justice	1. Rhonda Crooks 2. Philip Seabrook	20,925	4.47	+4.47
	Liberal Democrats	1. Ben Buckley 2. Rob McCathie	18,856	4.03	−0.71
	Animal Justice	1. Leah Folloni 2. Jennifer McAdam	15,095	3.23	+3.23
	Democratic Labour	1. Padraig O'Hea 2. Larry Norman	7,067	1.51	+0.80
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Michelle Hain 2. Martin Barnes	6,222	1.33	+0.12
	Aussie Battler	1. Vern Hughes 2. Paula Mattson	5,685	1.21	+1.21
	Health Australia	1. Geoff Pain 2. Katherine Holmes	4,155	0.89	+0.89
	Sustainable Australia	1. Reade Smith 2. Donna Hannaford	4,092	0.87	+0.87
	Reason	1. Carmel Close 2. Gregory Bell	3,806	0.81	−1.68
	Country	1. Rob Danieli 2. Tony Geitenbeek	3,182	0.68	−0.30
	Liberty Alliance	1. Mark Brown 2. Daniel Jones	2,652	0.57	+0.57
	Transport Matters	1. Trevor Salmon 2. Joshua Roperto	2,622	0.56	+0.56
	Victorian Socialists	1. Lainie Cruse 2. Russell Forden	1,017	0.22	+0.22
	Independent	1. Michael Fozard	499	0.11	+0.11
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Megan Whittaker 2. Kristy Hudson	320	0.07	+0.07
Total formal votes			467,611	96.21	+1.48
Informal votes			18,419	3.79	−1.48
Turnout			486,030	91.08	+0.02

Northern Metropolitan

The Labor Party were defending two seats, while the Liberals, Greens and Sex Party (now Reason Party) were defending one each.^[3]

2018 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			75,040
	Labor	1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 2) 3. Burhan Yigit 4. Ash Verma 5. Karen Douglas	191,850	42.57	+2.18
	Greens	1. Samantha Ratnam (elected 3) 2. Christina Zigouras 3. Edward Crossland 4. Josef Rafalowicz 5. Campbell Gome	75,384	16.73	−1.83
	Liberal	1. Craig Ondarchie (elected 4) 2. Evan Mulholland 3. Neelam Rai 4. Kate Drake 5. Mark Polistena	74,179	16.46	−5.40
	Victorian Socialists	1. Stephen Jolly 2. Sue Bolton 3. Colleen Bolger	18,899	4.19	+4.19
	Democratic Labour	1. John McBride 2. Jackie Gwynne	18,783	4.17	+1.23
	Reason	1. Fiona Patten (elected 5) 2. Helena Melton 3. Ange Hopkins 4. Rachel Payne 5. Dominique Musico	15,197	3.37	+0.50
	Animal Justice	1. Bruce Poon 2. Miranda Smith 3. Chris Delforce	9,123	2.02	+0.51
	Justice	1. Carmela Dagiandis 2. Prudence Mercieca	9,112	2.02	+2.02
	Liberal Democrats	1. Louise Hitchcock 2. Richard Wright	6,185	1.37	−0.11
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Ethan Constantinou 2. Chris Tzelepis	5,388	1.20	+0.11
	Vote 1 Local Jobs	1. Nathan Purcell 2. Aaron Purcell	5,351	1.19	+0.83
	Aussie Battler	1. Walter Mikac 2. David Graham	4,470	0.99	+0.99
	Health Australia	1. Pippa Campbell 2. Emily Oldmeadow	3,703	0.82	+0.82
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Sandra McCarthy 2. Stefan Nott	3,681	0.82	+0.52
	Sustainable Australia	1. Mark McDonald 2. William Clow	3,103	0.69	+0.69
	Transport Matters	1. Moti Ram Visa 2. Afshan Mian	2,682	0.60	+0.60
	Liberty Alliance	1. Russell Gomez 2. John Reisner	1,708	0.38	+0.38
	Country	1. Cameron Stoddart 2. Domenic Greco	1,604	0.36	+0.20
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Madison Wright 2. Marylynn Meneghini	228	0.05	+0.05
Total formal votes			450,239	95.20	+0.47
Informal votes			22,717	4.80	−0.47
Turnout			472,956	88.01	−3.05

Northern Victoria

The Liberal/National coalition and Labor Party were defending two seats each, and Shooters, Fishers and Farmers were defending one seat.^[4]

2018 Victorian state election: Northern Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			76,118
	Labor	1. Mark Gepp (elected 1) 2. Jaclyn Symes (elected 5) 3. Sukhraj Singh 4. Jan Morgiewicz 5. Glenn Matthews	145,408	31.83	+5.45
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Wendy Lovell (elected 2) 2. Luke O'Sullivan 3. Brad Hearn 4. Emma Williamson 5. Robyne Head	142,566	31.20	−9.97
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Daniel Young 2. Ben Podger	35,871	7.85	+4.35
	Greens	1. Nicole Rowan 2. Damien Stevens-Todd 3. Elizabeth Matchett 4. Julie Rivendell 5. Matthew Thomas	30,022	6.57	−1.11
	Justice	1. Tania Maxwell (elected 4) 2. Jodi Ayres	22,201	4.86	+4.86
	Liberal Democrats	1. Tim Quilty (elected 3) 2. Iain King	17,286	3.78	+1.43
	Animal Justice	1. Glynn Jarrett 2. Robyn Masih	10,473	2.29	+0.52
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Miranda Jones 2. Craig Hill	9,182	2.01	+2.01
	Country	1. Phil Larkin 2. David Couston	7,961	1.74	−0.75
	Democratic Labour	1. Chris McCormack 2. Jarred Vehlen	6,639	1.45	−2.71
	Aussie Battler	1. Dennis Lacey 2. Erin Bruhn	6,471	1.42	+1.42
	Health Australia	1. Isaac Golden 2. Anne Sash	4,426	0.97	+0.97
	Sustainable Australia	1. Madeleine Wearne 2. Ian Chivers	4,127	0.90	+0.90
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Josh Hudson 2. Shane O'Sullivan	4,121	0.90	+0.90
	Liberty Alliance	1. Ewan McDonald 2. James Wylie	3,732	0.82	+0.82
	Reason	1. Martin Leahy 2. Callum Chapman	3,176	0.70	−2.57
	Transport Matters	1. Scott Cowie 2. Eleanore Fitz	1,909	0.42	+0.42
	Victorian Socialists	1. Moira Macdonald 2. Michael McKenna	1,327	0.29	+0.29
Total formal votes			456,706	96.03	−1.22
Informal votes			18,905	3.97	+1.22
Turnout			475,611	90.75	−3.06

South Eastern Metropolitan

Liberal and Labor were defending two seats each. The Greens were defending one.^[5]

2018 Victorian state election: South Eastern Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			72,830
	Labor	1. Gavin Jennings (elected 1) 2. Adem Somyurek (elected 2) 3. Tien Kieu (elected 4) 4. Nessie Sayar 5. Ian Spencer	218,209	49.93	+9.83
	Liberal	1. Gordon Rich-Phillips (elected 3) 2. Inga Peulich 3. George Hua 4. Kuldeep Kaur 5. Robert Hicks	126,615	28.97	−6.24
	Greens	1. Nina Springle 2. Matthew Kirwan 3. Jacqueline Mitchell 4. Jake Vos 5. James Bennett	24,390	5.58	−0.71
	Justice	1. Peter Davy 2. Kerri Guy	13,265	3.03	+3.03
	Animal Justice	1. Elizabeth Johnston 2. Derrin Craig	9,727	2.23	+0.37
	Democratic Labour	1. Peter Stevens 2. Michael Palma	6,396	1.46	−0.76
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Chris Banhidy 2. Vincent Leone	6,326	1.45	+0.21
	Transport Matters	1. Ali Khan 2. Chetan Sharma 3. Roona Fazal 4. Inderpal Singh 5. Deepakbir Kaur	5,553	1.27	+1.27
	Health Australia	1. Tamsin King 2. Carly Meaden	3,722	0.85	+0.85
	Reason	1. Laura Chipp 2. Brett Kagan	3,719	0.85	−1.82
	Liberal Democrats	1. David Limbrick (elected 5) 2. Matt Ford	3,681	0.84	−0.89
	Sustainable Australia	1. Anthony Cresswell 2. Daryl Budgeon	3,028	0.69	+0.69
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Kassandra Hall 2. Mardi Hill	3,019	0.69	+0.12
	Aussie Battler	1. David Armstrong 2. Michael Chamberlain	2,822	0.65	+0.65
	Liberty Alliance	1. David Maddison 2. Ralf Schumann	2,314	0.53	+0.53
	Independent	1. Tarang Chawla 2. Nicole Lee	1,441	0.33	+0.33
	Victorian Socialists	1. Aran Mylvaganam 2. Ben Reid	1,239	0.28	+0.28
	Country	1. Andrew Hepner 2. Marilyn Danieli	1,202	0.28	+0.28
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Jannette Sinclair 2. Holly Madill	402	0.09	+0.09
	Independent	1. Stewart Hine	62	0.01	+0.01
	Independent	1. Bobby Singh	49	0.01	+0.01
	Independent	1. Peter Mack	27	0.01	+0.01
Total formal votes			436,977	95.86	−0.25
Informal votes			18,962	4.16	+0.25
Turnout			455,939	89.77	−3.10

Southern Metropolitan

The Liberals were defending three seats, and Labor and the Greens were defending one each.^[6]

2018 Victorian state election: Southern Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			71,610
	Liberal	1. David Davis (elected 1) 2. Georgie Crozier (elected 3) 3. Margaret Fitzherbert 4. Gavan MacRides 5. Miaosheng Yang	164,607	38.29	−4.43
	Labor	1. Philip Dalidakis (elected 2) 2. Nina Taylor (elected 4) 3. Judith Armstrong 4. Graeme Kendall 5. Danny Bellote	148,656	34.58	+9.38
	Greens	1. Sue Pennicuik 2. Earl James 3. Rose Read 4. Duncan Forster 5. James Bennett	57,849	13.46	−2.08
	Animal Justice	1. Ben Schultz 2. Fiona McRostie	9,315	2.17	+0.52
	Reason	1. Jill Mellon-Robertson 2. Edmund Munday	8,587	2.00	−0.43
	Justice	1. Nikki Nicholls 2. Julie Doidge	6,178	1.44	+1.44
	Liberal Democrats	1. Robert Kennedy 2. Kirsty O'Sullivan	5,940	1.38	−3.23
	Sustainable Australia	1. Clifford Hayes (elected 5) 2. Cathryn Houghton	5,695	1.32	+1.32
	Democratic Labour	1. Joel van der Horst 2. Lucia De Summa	5,684	1.32	−0.85
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Jane Morris 2. Imelda Ryan	4,364	1.02	+0.23
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Nicole Bourman 2. Ryan Lindfors-Beswick	2,726	0.63	+0.16
	Liberty Alliance	1. Avi Yemini 2. Kaylah Jones	2,096	0.49	+0.49
	Health Australia	1. Ben Moore 2. Cindy Cerecer	2,055	0.48	+0.48
	Victorian Socialists	1. Catheryn Lewis 2. Ivan Mitchell	2,046	0.48	+0.48
	Aussie Battler	1. Mark Hillard 2. Stacey Wain	1,700	0.40	+0.40
	Transport Matters	1. Kim Guest 2. Saeed Muhammad	1,375	0.32	+0.32
	Country	1. Nicola Clow 2. Michele Armstrong	711	0.17	+0.08
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Matthew Perriam 2. Grace Perriam	342	0.08	+0.08
Total formal votes			429,657	97.33	−0.10
Informal votes			11,801	2.67	+0.10
Turnout			441458	89.31	−2.56

Western Metropolitan

Labor were defending two seats. Liberals, Greens and Democratic Labour were defending one each.^[7]

2018 Victorian state election: Western Metropolitan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			77,210
	Labor	1. Cesar Melhem (elected 1) 2. Ingrid Stitt (elected 2) 3. Kaushaliya Vaghela (elected 4) 4. Kirsten Psaila 5. Louise Persse	214,279	46.25	+2.27
	Liberal	1. Bernie Finn (elected 3) 2. Dinesh Gourisetty 3. Moira Deeming 4. David Wood 5. Nathan Di Noia	98,458	21.25	−2.32
	Greens	1. Huong Truong 2. Emely Cash 3. Bernadette Thomas 4. Elena Pereyra 5. Annie Chessells-Beeby	40,417	8.72	−1.61
	Justice	1. Catherine Cumming (elected 5) 2. Daniel Cumming	31,615	6.82	+6.82
	Democratic Labour	1. Walter Villagonzalo 2. Mark Royal	16,378	3.54	+0.97
	Animal Justice	1. Terri Beech 2. Karina Leung	12,028	2.60	+1.08
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Wayne Rigg 2. Geoff Ashby	8,914	1.92	+0.68
	Liberal Democrats	1. Adam Karlovsky 2. Mark Thompson 3. Christopher Reeves	7,938	1.71	−3.82
	Reason	1. Chris Botha 2. Jamie Twidale	5,337	1.15	−1.55
	Aussie Battler	1. Stuart O'Neill 2. Ian Kearns	4,406	0.95	+0.95
	Health Australia	1. Briony Jenkinson 2. Deanne Glenn	4,354	0.94	+0.94
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Joan Beckwith 2. Nia Sims	3,752	0.81	+0.81
	Sustainable Australia	1. Allan Doensen 2. Richard Belcher	3,513	0.76	+0.76
	Liberty Alliance	1. Francine Cohen 2. Terri Franklin	3,294	0.71	+0.71
	Transport Matters	1. Daniel Lowinger 2. Ramy Abdelnour	3,067	0.66	+0.66
	Victorian Socialists	1. Jorge Jorquera 2. Andrew Charles	2,765	0.60	+0.60
	Country	1. Benito Caruso 2. Tony Leen	2,207	0.48	+0.29
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Hayley Webb 2. Casey Eckel	573	0.12	+0.12
	Independent	1. Diana Grima	199	0.04	+0.04
	Independent	1. Kathy Majdlik	165	0.04	+0.04
Total formal votes			463,258	95.15	−0.63
Informal votes			23,606	4.85	+0.63
Turnout			486,864	89.25	−3.06

Western Victoria

Liberals/National coalition and Labor were defending 2 seats each. Vote 1 Local Jobs were defending one seat.^[8]

2018 Victorian state election: Western Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			76,750
	Labor	1. Jaala Pulford (elected 1) 2. Gayle Tierney (elected 3) 3. Dylan Wight 4. Lorraine O'Dal 5. Bernard Gartland	175,836	38.18	+4.13
	Liberal/National Coalition	1. Bev McArthur (elected 2) 2. Josh Morris 3. Jo Armstrong 4. Jennifer Lowe 5. Andrew Black	137,825	29.92	−7.04
	Greens	1. Lloyd Davies 2. Judy Cameron 3. Peter Mewett 4. David Jefferson 5. Judith Baldacchino	34,482	7.49	−1.70
	Justice	1. Stuart Grimley (elected 4) 2. Michelle Tedesco	20,487	4.45	+4.45
	Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	1. Geoff Collins 2. Graeme Standen	20,412	4.43	+2.14
	Animal Justice	1. Andy Meddick (elected 5) 2. Jen Gamble	12,736	2.77	+1.09
	Liberal Democrats	1. Lachlan Christie 2. Paul Robson	12,120	2.63	+0.04
	Voluntary Euthanasia	1. Katrina Nugent 2. John Berenyi	8,741	1.90	+1.90
	Democratic Labour	1. Frances Beaumont 2. Christian Schultink	7,246	1.57	+0.04
	Country	1. Costa Di Biase 2. John Buchholtz	6,310	1.37	+0.38
	Aussie Battler	1. Anthony Prelorenzo 2. Mark Mitchell	5,441	1.18	+1.18
	Reason	1. Michael Bell 2. Liam Hastie	4,230	0.92	−1.58
	Victorian Socialists	1. Tim Gooden 2. Nada Iskra	3,426	0.74	+0.74
	Health Australia	1. Sonja Ljavroska 2. Kayleen Thoren	3,346	0.73	+0.73
	Sustainable Australia	1. Robert Pascoe 2. Christopher Lynch	2,915	0.63	+0.63
	Transport Matters	1. Nicholas Croker 2. Francesco Raco	2,419	0.53	+0.53
	Liberty Alliance	1. Kenneth Nicholls 2. Daniel Macdonald	2,384	0.52	+0.52
	Hudson for Northern Victoria	1. Sally Hudson 2. Mark Wright	223	0.05	+0.05
	Independent	1. Karl Pongracic	126	0.03	+0.03
Total formal votes			460,498	95.87	−1.16
Informal votes			19,819	4.13	+1.16
Turnout			480,317	91.44	−2.95

See also

• 2018 Victorian state election
• Candidates of the 2018 Victorian state election
• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2018–2022

Notes

1. Derryn Hinch led the party while sitting in the Australian Senate as a senator from Victoria, and he did not contest the state election.