Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2014–2018 explained

This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as elected at the 2014 state election.

Distribution of seats

Victorian Legislative Council
Party Seats
14
Liberal-National coalition 16
14
2
5
2
1
1
1
Total 40
Current distribution
RegionSeats held
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Eastern Victoria     
Northern Metropolitan     
Northern Victoria     
South-Eastern Metropolitan     
Southern Metropolitan     
Western Metropolitan     
Western Victoria     

Members

NamePartyRegionTerm of office
1992–present
2015–present
2006–2017
2014–present
2014–2018
2010–present
2014–2019
2002–2018
1996–present
2002–2016
2014–2018
Western Metropolitan 2006–2018
2006–present
Western Metropolitan 2006–present
2014–2018
2017–present
Western Metropolitan 2006–2018
Northern Victoria 2014–2017
1999–2020
Eastern Metropolitan 2006–present
Northern Victoria 2002–present
Western Metropolitan 2013–present
Northern Metropolitan 1999–2020
Western Victoria 2014–2018
Eastern Victoria 2014–2018
2014–2015
Eastern Victoria 2006–2021
Northern Metropolitan 2010–present
Northern Victoria 2016–2018
Northern Metropolitan 2014–present
Southern Metropolitan 2006–2018
South Eastern Metropolitan 2006–2018
Western Victoria 2006–present
Western Victoria 2014–2018
Western Victoria 2010–2018
Northern Metropolitan 2017–present
South Eastern Metropolitan 1999–present
2014–present
South Eastern Metropolitan 2002–present
South Eastern Metropolitan 2014–2018
Northern Victoria 2014–present
Western Victoria 2006–present
Western Metropolitan 2018
Eastern Metropolitan 2014–2019
Northern Victoria 2014–2018

Eastern Victoria Nationals MLC Danny O'Brien resigned on 2 February 2015 to contest the by-election for the lower house seat of Gippsland South. Melina Bath was appointed to replace him on 16 April 2015.

Northern Victoria Nationals MLC Damian Drum resigned on 26 May 2016 to contest the seat of Murray at the 2016 federal election. Luke O'Sullivan was appointed to replace him on 13 October 2016.

Northern Victoria Labor MLC Steve Herbert resigned on 6 April 2017. Mark Gepp was appointed to replace him on 7 June 2017.

Northern Metropolitan Greens MLC Greg Barber resigned on 28 September 2017. Samantha Ratnam was appointed to replace him on 19 October 2017.

Western Metropolitan DLP MLC Rachel Carling-Jenkins changed party affiliation on 26 June 2017, from the DLP to the Australian Conservatives. On 3 August 2018 she resigned from the Conservatives to sit as an independent.

Western Metropolitan Greens MLC Colleen Hartland resigned on 8 February 2018. Huong Truong was appointed to replace her on 21 February 2018.