Eastern Victoria Region, Victoria
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The electoral district of Eastern Victoria 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 Bass, Evelyn, Gembrook, Gippsland East, Gippsland South, Hastings, Monbulk, Mornington, Morwell, Narracan and Nepean.
Eastern Victoria Region first elected members at the 25 November 2006 state election. The Liberal Party and the Australian Labor Party won two seats each, while the third went to The Nationals.
[edit] Members elected 2006
- Philip Davis (Liberal)
- Matt Viney (Labor)
- Edward O'Donohue (Liberal)
- Johan Scheffer (Labor)
- Peter Hall (National)
