NationalsVictorian Legislative Council
Melina Bath
Member for Eastern VictoriaEastern Victoria Region, Nationals
Shadow Minister for Public Land Management. Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. Shadow Minister for Outdoor Recreation. Leader of The Nationals in the Legislative Council.
About
About Melina Bath
Melina Bath is a Nationals member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Eastern Victoria and Leader of The Nationals in the Legislative Council. She also serves as Shadow Minister for Public Land Management, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Shadow Minister for Outdoor Recreation. Her public policy priorities include early intervention in language and literacy for rural and regional students.
- Before parliament
- Secondary school teacher and small business owner and manager
- Born
- 18 December 1966
- Education
- Science degree and diploma of education, University of Melbourne
- Previous seat
- Replaced Danny O'Brien, who resigned to contest Gippsland South
- Parliament entry date
- 5 May 2015
Summarised by AI from Melina Bath, Parliament of Victoria and Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
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Votes
How Melina Bath voted
Recorded votes in the Victorian Legislative Council since 7 February 2023, from Hansard.
Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026: committee
Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Inquiries Amendment (Special Prosecutor) Bill 2026 during committee stage; no official summary was provided, so the clause's content is not described.
Voted yesDefeated 14 to 23
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee
Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs give no detail of what the clause would do.
Voted yesDefeated 16 to 21
Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026: committee
Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Amendment Bill 2026 during committee stage. The inputs do not state what the clause contains.
Voted yesDefeated 14 to 23
Sex work regulation: motions
Voting yes supported a motion noting that a child cannot consent to commercial sexual exploitation and calling on the government to amend legislation to describe children as victims, make consent irrelevant, and create an offence for in-person sexual services where a child is present.
Voted yesDefeated 17 to 22
Production of documents
Voting yes supported a Council motion requiring the Leader of the Government to deliver outstanding documents to the Clerk by a set deadline, with a contempt finding to follow if not complied with.
Voted yesPassed 24 to 15
Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026: third reading
Voting yes supported the Workplace Legislation Amendment (Accident Compensation and Other Matters) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.
Voted noPassed 22 to 13
Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: third reading
Voting yes supported the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.
Voted noPassed 22 to 15
Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026: committee
Voting yes supported the clause being agreed to in committee on the Local Government Legislation Amendment (Stronger Communities) Bill 2026, which is part of passing the bill's detailed wording.
Voted noPassed 22 to 14
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