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Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2018–2022

Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2018–2022

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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as elected at the 2018 state election. It includes members who were appointed to replace members who left office during this period.

Current distribution of seats

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1 Justice MLC Catherine Cumming resigned from the party on 18 December 2018, before being sworn in, and served as an independent member.[1]
2 Labor MLC Philip Dalidakis resigned on 17 June 2019.[2] He was replaced by Enver Erdogan on 15 August 2019.[3]
3 Liberal MLC Mary Wooldridge resigned on 8 December 2019.[4] She was replaced by Matthew Bach on 5 March 2020.
4 Labor MLC Gavin Jennings resigned on 23 March 2020. He was replaced by Lee Tarlamis on 23 April 2020.
5 Labor MLC Adem Somyurek left the Labor Party to sit as an independent member on 15 June 2020.[5]
6 Labor MLC Jenny Mikakos resigned on 26 September 2020.[6] She was replaced by Sheena Watt on 13 October 2020.
7 Liberal MLC Edward O'Donohue resigned on 1 December 2021. He was replaced by Cathrine Burnett-Wake on 2 December 2021.
8 Labor MLC Kaushaliya Vaghela left the Labor Party to sit as an independent member on 7 March 2022.[7]
9 Liberal Democrats MLC David Limbrick resigned on 11 April 2022. He returned to the seat on 22 June 2022.
10 Liberal MLC Bernie Finn was expelled from the Liberal Party on 24 May 2022 for "a series of inflammatory social media posts".[8] He later joined the Democratic Labour Party on 2 June 2022.[9]
11 Labor MLC Jane Garrett died on 2 July 2022.[10] She was replaced by Tom McIntosh on 17 August 2022.[11]

References

  1. "Hinch's new Justice Party MP disendorsed". www.news.com.au. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  2. "Vic MP Dalidakis resigns from parliament". SBS News. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. Samantha Hutchinson; Michael Koziol (15 August 2019). "CBD Melbourne: Crowning moment or high-risk bet?". The Age. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. "The Hon. Jenny Mikakos". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. Juanola, Marta Pascual (2 June 2022). "Bernie Finn to lead DLP into the Victorian state election". The Age.
  6. Eddie, Rachel (2 July 2022). "Victorian MP Jane Garrett dies, aged 49". The Age. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  7. "Vic Labor confirm replacement for late MP". Canberra Times. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

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