Legislative Council Results - VIC Election 2022
Links to Region Results
Legislative Council - Seats Won by Party
Winners in all regions have been announced. Seats won by party are shown in the table below. Elected MLCs and changes in elected members are shown on each of the region pages. (See links above) Assuming no errors in the distribution of preferences, or requests for re-counts, all members will be declared elected tomorrow.
Figures shown in the 'Old Council' column represent the party result at the 2018 election. They do not include members who switched party during the 2018-22 parliament. Members who switched party are noted on each of the region pages.
Elected members and the party numbers in each region can be found using the above links. Commentary and output from the ABC's Legislative Council Calculators can also be found on each region page.
| Party | Old Council | New Council | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 18 | 15 | -3 |
| Liberal/National | 10/1 | 12/2 | +2/+1 |
| Australian Greens | 1 | 4 | +3 |
| Legalise Cannabis Victoria | .. | 2 | +2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Animal Justice Party | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Shooters Fishers and Farmers | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Labour DLP | .. | 1 | +1 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation | .. | 1 | +1 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party | 3 | .. | -3 |
| Transport Matters Party | 1 | .. | -1 |
| Fiona Patten's Reason Party | 1 | .. | -1 |
| Sustainable Australia Party | 1 | .. | -1 |
Declarations
- Eastern Victoria - 2 Labor, 1 Liberal, 1 National, 1 SFF. No change on 2018 party composition.
- North-Eastern Metropolitan - 2 Labor, 2 Liberal, 1 Green. Green gain at the expense of the Transport Matters Party.
- Northern Metropolitan - 2 Labor, 1 Liberal, 1 Green, 1 DLP. DLP gain from Fiona Patten's Reason Party.
- Northern Victoria - 1 Labor, Liberal, 1 National, 1 One Nation, 1 Animal Justice. The Nationals, One Nation and Animal Justice gain seats, Labor, the Liberal Democrats and Derryn Hinch's Justice Party lose seats.
- South-Eastern Metropolitan - 2 Labor, 1 Liberal, 1 Liberal Democrat, 1 Legalise Cannabis. Labor loses a seat to Legalise Canabis.
- Southern Metropolitan - 2 Labor, 2 Liberal, 1 Greens. Greens gain at the expense of Sustainable Australia.
- Western Metropolitan - 2 Labor, 2 Liberal, 1 Legalise Cannabis. Labor lose one seat and Derryn Hinch's Justice Party turned Independent turned Angry Victorian Catherine Cumming defeated. Legalise Cannabis and Liberals gain a seat.
- Western Victoria - 2 Labor, 2 Liberal, 1 Green. Liberals and Greens gain seats at the expense of Animal Justice and Derryn Hinch's Justice Party.
Legislative Council - Final First Preference Results by Party
| Party Name (Seats Won/Change) | Votes | Pct | Change | % BTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party(15/-3) | 1,238,710 | 33.01 | -6.21 | 4.71 |
| Liberal(12/+2) / National(2/+1) | 1,104,774 | 29.44 | +0.01 | 5.05 |
| Australian Greens(4/+3) | 387,190 | 10.32 | +1.07 | 15.86 |
| Legalise Cannabis Victoria(2/+2) | 153,347 | 4.09 | +4.09 | 8.89 |
| Labour DLP(1/+1) | 131,600 | 3.51 | +1.41 | 6.24 |
| Liberal Democrats(1/-1) | 99,054 | 2.64 | +0.14 | 16.24 |
| Shooters, Fishers and Farmers(1) | 76,742 | 2.05 | -0.98 | 12.62 |
| Pauline Hanson's One Nation(1/+1) | 76,734 | 2.04 | +2.04 | 19.91 |
| Family First Victoria | 75,283 | 2.01 | +2.01 | 24.46 |
| Derryn Hinch's Justice Party(0/-3) | 57,381 | 1.53 | -2.22 | 14.82 |
| Animal Justice Party(1) | 56,819 | 1.51 | -0.96 | 12.98 |
| Victorian Socialists | 52,245 | 1.39 | +0.48 | 27.64 |
| Fiona Patten's Reason Party(0/-1) | 47,070 | 1.25 | -0.11 | 50.90 |
| Freedom Party of Victoria | 39,910 | 1.06 | +1.06 | 26.61 |
| Sack Dan Andrews Restore Democracy | 31,262 | 0.83 | +0.83 | 9.47 |
| United Australia Party | 31,043 | 0.83 | +0.83 | 20.76 |
| Health Australia Party | 21,694 | 0.58 | -0.21 | 20.97 |
| Sustainable Australia Party(0/-1) | 17,537 | 0.47 | -0.37 | 28.88 |
| Companions and Pets Party | 16,464 | 0.44 | +0.44 | 13.81 |
| Angry Victorians Party | 14,896 | 0.40 | +0.40 | 22.54 |
| Transport Matters Party(0/-1) | 10,605 | 0.28 | -0.33 | 18.78 |
| New Democrats | 7,743 | 0.21 | +0.21 | 30.91 |
| Independent | 4,303 | 0.11 | +0.11 | 48.52 |
| Others | 0 | 0.00 | -3.75 | |
| Formal Votes | 3,752,406 | 96.78 | 9.52 | |
| Informal | 124,726 | 3.22 | -0.74 | |
| Total Votes / Turnout | 3,877,132 | 88.23 |
Note:Changes in party composition are compared to the results of the 2018 election and do not take account of members changing party in the four years since.
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