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{{Short description|Electoral region of the Victorian Legislative Council}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian electorate
| upper              = yes
| name               = Eastern Victoria Region
| state              = vic
| image              = VIC Eastern Victoria Region 2022.svg
| imagesize          = 
| image_alt          = 
| caption            = Location of Eastern Victoria Region (dark green) in Victoria
| created            = 2006
| mp                 = [[Melina Bath]] (National)<br />[[Jeff Bourman]] (Shooters)<br />[[Renee Heath]] (Liberal)<br />[[Tom McIntosh (politician)|Tom McIntosh]] (Labor)<br />[[Harriet Shing]] (Labor)
| mp-party           = {{color box|{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]] (2)<br> {{color box|{{party color|Liberal Party of Australia}}|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]] (1)<br> {{color box|{{party color|National Party of Australia}}|border=darkgray}} [[National Party of Australia – Victoria|National]] (1)<br> {{nowrap|{{color box|{{party color|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party}}|border=darkgray}} [[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|Shooters, Fishers, Farmers]] (1)}}
| namesake           = 
| electors           = 546122
| electors_year      = 2022
| electors_footnotes = 
| area               = 44420
| class              = Rural
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|53|S|147|19|E|type:adm2nd|display=inline,title}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Eastern Victoria Region''' is one of the eight [[electoral regions of Victoria]], Australia, which elects five members to the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] (also referred to as the upper house) by [[proportional representation]]. The region was created in 2006 following the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council.

The region comprises the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] districts of [[Electoral district of Bass|Bass]], [[Electoral district of Evelyn|Evelyn]], [[Electoral district of Gippsland East|Gippsland East]], [[Electoral district of Gippsland South|Gippsland South]], [[Electoral district of Hastings|Hastings]], [[Electoral district of Monbulk|Monbulk]], [[Electoral district of Mornington|Mornington]], [[Electoral district of Morwell|Morwell]], [[Electoral district of Narracan|Narracan]], [[Electoral district of Nepean|Nepean]] and [[Electoral district of Pakenham|Pakenham]].

==Members==
{|class=wikitable
|+ Members for Eastern Victoria Region
|-
! Year
! colspan=2|Member
! Party
! colspan=2|Member
! Party
! colspan=2|Member
! Party
! colspan=2|Member
! Party
! colspan=2|Member
! Party
|-
| [[2006 Victorian state election|2006]]
| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3|[[Matt Viney]]
| rowspan=3|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3|[[Johan Scheffer]]
| rowspan=3|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
| rowspan=3 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=2|[[Philip Davis (Australian politician)|Philip Davis]]
| rowspan=2|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=6|[[Edward O'Donohue]]
| rowspan=6|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=9 {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=3|[[Peter Hall (politician)|Peter Hall]]
| rowspan=3|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]
|-
| [[2010 Victorian state election|2010]]
|-
| ''2014''
| [[Andrew Ronalds]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
| [[2014 Victorian state election|2014]]
| rowspan=6|[[Harriet Shing]]
| rowspan=6|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
| rowspan=2|[[Daniel Mulino]]
| rowspan=2|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
| rowspan=6 {{Australian party style|Shooters}}|&nbsp;
| rowspan=6|[[Jeff Bourman]]
| rowspan=6|[[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|Shooters,<br />Fishers, Farmers]]
| [[Danny O'Brien (politician)|Danny O'Brien]]
| [[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]
|-
| ''2015''
| rowspan=5|[[Melina Bath]]
| rowspan=5|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]
|-
| [[2018 Victorian state election|2018]]
| rowspan=2|[[Jane Garrett]]
| rowspan=2|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
|-
| ''2021''
| rowspan=2| [[Cathrine Burnett-Wake]]
| rowspan=2| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|-
| ''2022''
| rowspan=2| [[Tom McIntosh (politician)|Tom McIntosh]]
| rowspan=2| [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]
|-
| [[2022 Victorian state election|2022]]
| [[Renee Heath]]
| [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]
|}

==Returned MLCs by seat==
Seats are allocated by [[single transferable vote]] using [[group voting ticket]]s. Changes in party membership between elections have been omitted for simplicity.<ref>{{cite web |title=State Election 2006 : Eastern Victorian Region |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultEasternVictorianRegion.html |website=Victorian Electoral Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=State Election 2010 : Eastern Victorian Region |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2010resultEasternVictorianRegion.html |website=Victorian Electoral Commission}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=State Election 2014 : Eastern Victorian Region |url=https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/State2014/EasternVictorianRegion.html |website=Victorian Electoral Commission}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center 
|-
! Election
!colspan=2|1st MLC
!colspan=2|2nd MLC
!colspan=2|3rd MLC
!colspan=2|4th MLC
!colspan=2|5th MLC
|-
|'''[[2006 Victorian state election|2006]]'''
|rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Philip Davis (Australian politician)|Philip Davis]])
|rowspan=5 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Matt Viney]])
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Edward O'Donohue]])
|{{Australian party style|Labor}}|
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Johan Scheffer]])
|{{Australian party style|Nationals}}|
|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]<br />([[Peter Hall (politician)|Peter Hall]])
|-
|'''[[2010 Victorian state election|2010]]'''
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Philip Davis (Australian politician)|Philip Davis]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Matt Viney]])
|rowspan=4 {{Australian party style|Nationals}}|
|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]<br />([[Peter Hall (politician)|Peter Hall]])
|{{Australian party style|Liberal}}|
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Edward O'Donohue]])
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Johan Scheffer]])
|-
|'''[[2014 Victorian state election|2014]]'''
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Edward O'Donohue]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Harriet Shing]])
|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]<br />([[Danny O'Brien (politician)|Danny O'Brien]])
|{{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}}|
|[[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|SFF]]<br />([[Jeff Bourman]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Daniel Mulino]])
|-
|'''[[2018 Victorian state election|2018]]'''
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Edward O'Donohue]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Jane Garrett]])
|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]<br />([[Melina Bath]])
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Labor}}|
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Harriet Shing]])
|rowspan=2 {{Australian party style|Shooters, Fishers and Farmers}}|
|[[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|SFF]]<br />([[Jeff Bourman]])
|-
|'''[[2022 Victorian state election|2022]]'''
|[[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal]]<br />([[Renee Heath]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Tom McIntosh (politician)|Tom McIntosh]])
|[[National Party of Australia – Victoria|Nationals]]<br />([[Melina Bath]])
|[[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor]]<br />([[Harriet Shing]])
|[[Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party|SFF]]<br />([[Jeff Bourman]])
|}

==Election results==
{{See|Electoral results for the Eastern Victoria Region}}
{{Excerpt|Results of the 2022 Victorian state election (Legislative Council)|section=Eastern Victoria}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.vec.vic.gov.au/electoral-boundaries/state-regions/eastern-victoria-region Eastern Victoria Region Profile, Victorian Electoral Commission]

{{Electoral districts of the Eastern Victoria Region}}
{{Electoral regions of Victoria}}

[[Category:Electoral regions of Victoria (state)]]


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