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Victorian upper house region

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

In Victoria. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The advertiser we follow here has spent $200–$498 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting members

On the ballot: 38 candidates

In ballot-paper order, as the Victorian Electoral Commission published them. Groups run as a ticket above the line.

  1. 1Gianni Del Rosario-MakridisLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  2. 2Thomas ForrestLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  3. 3Lucas DeviesseuxVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  4. 4Heather MaltbyVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  5. 5Ryan BatchelorLabor · Australian Labor Party
  6. 6James GanLabor · Australian Labor Party
  7. 7Rana JavedLabor · Australian Labor Party
  8. 8Donna MackinnonLabor · Australian Labor Party
  9. 9Maree SimmonsLabor · Australian Labor Party
  10. 10Jack CorcoranAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  11. 11Heather TillingAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  12. 12William ClowAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  13. 13Cary De WitLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  14. 14Brenton Van Der EndeLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  15. 15Peter PlaucsLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  16. 16Ashley BeruldsenLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  17. 17Jae Ho HwangLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  18. 18Alex Van Der EndFamily First · Family First
  19. 19Jeremy NgohFamily First · Family First
  20. 20Natalie AdamsOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  21. 21Maxwell GrattonOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  22. 22Kane AffordOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  23. 23Richard WelchLiberal · Liberal
  24. 24Deirdre DiamanteLiberal · Liberal
  25. 25John PyrrosLiberal · Liberal
  26. 26Sue LeidlerLiberal · Liberal
  27. 27David SollyLiberal · Liberal
  28. 28Matt FordLibertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) · Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
  29. 29David SchwabLibertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats) · Libertarian (formerly Liberal Democrats)
  30. 30Wai Man Raymond ChowIndependent · Unnamed-1
  31. 31Yeung Yee Big Lily ChowIndependent · Unnamed-1
  32. 32Aiv PuglielliGreens · The Greens
  33. 33Sophia SunGreens · The Greens
  34. 34Peter GallagherGreens · The Greens
  35. 35Mohamud HersiGreens · The Greens
  36. 36Liezl ShnookalGreens · The Greens
  37. 37Leonie GreenAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats
  38. 38Ryan ParrisAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats

Source: Victorian Electoral Commission nominations (© Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0). Linked names are sitting members.

About

About North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region is one of eight electoral regions in Victoria, electing five members to the Victorian Legislative Council by proportional representation. It runs from Bulleen and Doncaster north across the Yarra River to Eltham, and east to Ferntree Gully. The sitting members are Aiv Puglielli (The Australian Greens - Victoria), Nick McGowan and Richard Welch (Liberal Party), and Shaun Leane and Sonja Terpstra (Australian Labor Party). Facebook and Instagram ads from these members focus on climate.

Created
2006, following the 2005 reform of the Legislative Council
Previous name
Eastern Metropolitan Region, 2006 to 2022
Members elected
Five, by proportional representation
Sitting members
Aiv Puglielli, Nick McGowan, Richard Welch, Shaun Leane, Sonja Terpstra

Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for North-Eastern Metropolitan Region whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

  1. Richard WelchMP, Liberal
    $200–$4983 ads, 3 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

What they're promising in North-Eastern Metropolitan Region

Promises from the ads of the MPs and candidates above, most repeated first. Each one links to the ad it's quoted from.

Every Victorian promise

  1. LiberalSports facility upgrade

    A Liberal and Nationals Government will invest $4 million into safer parking, lighting and footpaths for everyone using the Waverley Women’s Sport Centre.

    See the adFrom Richard Welch

  2. LiberalTree protection

    A Jess Wilson-led Liberal and Nationals Government will restore SLO9 in Whitehorse.

    See the adFrom Richard Welch

Their biggest ads