Northern Metropolitan Region, Victoria
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The electoral district of Northern Metropolitan Region is one of eight new 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 Broadmeadows, Brunswick, Bundoora, Ivanhoe, Melbourne, Mill Park, Northcote, Preston, Richmond, Thomastown and Yan Yean.
Northern Metropolitan Region first elected members at the 25 November 2006 state election. The Australian Labor Party won three seats, while the Liberal Party and the Greens won one seat each.
[edit] Members elected 2006
(Members listed in order of election)
- Theo Theophanous (Labor)
- Matthew Guy (Liberal)
- Jenny Mikakos (Labor)
- Greg Barber (Greens)
- Nazih Elasmar (Labor)
