Southern Metropolitan Region

Southern Metropolitan Region Victoria—Legislative Council
Location of Southern Metropolitan Region (dark green) in Victoria
State	Victoria
Created	2006
Area	233 km^2 (90.0 sq mi)
Demographic	Metropolitan
Coordinates	37°53′S 145°2′E / 37.883°S 145.033°ECoordinates: 37°53′S 145°2′E / 37.883°S 145.033°E

Southern Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions in the state 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 by the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council.

It comprises the Legislative Assembly districts of Albert Park, Bentleigh, Brighton, Burwood, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran and Sandringham. The region covers most of the wealthiest areas of Melbourne (the districts of Brighton, Caulfield, Kew and Malvern have never elected Labor members, while Hawthorn and Sandringham are also safe Liberal seats), and only a few strong Labor areas (Oakleigh being the only safe Labor seat).

The current Southern Metropolitan Region elected members at the 2014 state election. The Liberal Party won three seats, while the Australian Labor Party and the Greens won one seat each.

Members

Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term	Member		Party	Term
	David Davis	Liberal	2006–present		John Lenders	Labor	2006–2014		Andrea Coote	Liberal	2006–2014		Sue Pennicuik	Greens	2006–present		Evan Thornley	Labor	2006–2009
				Jennifer Huppert				Labor				2009–2010
				Georgie Crozier				Liberal				2010–present
					Philip Dalidakis	Labor	2014–present			Margaret Fitzherbert	Liberal					2014–present

External links

• Southern Metropolitan Region, Victorian Electoral Commission