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Victorian upper house region

Southern Metropolitan Region

In Victoria. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The 2 advertisers we follow here have spent under $400 on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting members

On the ballot: 31 candidates

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

  1. 1John BergerLabor · Australian Labor Party
  2. 2Louise CrawfordLabor · Australian Labor Party
  3. 3Virginia WillsLabor · Australian Labor Party
  4. 4Gavin DouchLabor · Australian Labor Party
  5. 5Philip ColeLabor · Australian Labor Party
  6. 6Clive JacksonAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats
  7. 7Philip BroadbridgeAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats
  8. 8Zofia PawlaczekLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  9. 9Ben HowmanLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  10. 10Aaron SanfordOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  11. 11Kristina KaulenasOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  12. 12Jane ForemanFamily First · Family First
  13. 13Tom PatonFamily First · Family First
  14. 14David DavisLiberal · Liberal
  15. 15Georgie CrozierLiberal · Liberal
  16. 16Xavier BoffaLiberal · Liberal
  17. 17Jamie BellLiberal · Liberal
  18. 18Jasmine PereraLiberal · Liberal
  19. 19Catherine HolderVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  20. 20April WorsleyVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  21. 21Bettina TerryAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  22. 22Linda BairdAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  23. 23Karla ZmegacLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  24. 24Paul DeanLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  25. 25Melissa LoweIndependent · Unnamed-1
  26. 26Jess NessIndependent · Unnamed-1
  27. 27Katherine CopseyGreens · The Greens
  28. 28Rachel IampolskiGreens · The Greens
  29. 29Jeffrey KissubiGreens · The Greens
  30. 30Kim SamiotisGreens · The Greens
  31. 31Joshua WeaverGreens · The Greens

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

About

About Southern Metropolitan Region

Southern Metropolitan Region is one of eight electoral regions in Victoria, electing five members to the Victorian Legislative Council by proportional representation. Its current sitting members are David Davis and Georgie Crozier (Liberal Party), John Berger and Ryan Batchelor (Australian Labor Party), and Katherine Copsey (The Australian Greens - Victoria). Advertising by the region's MPs focuses on health, crime safety, and infrastructure transport.

Created
2006
Electoral regions in Victoria
Eight
Members elected
Five, by proportional representation
Districts covered
Albert Park, Ashwood, Bentleigh, Brighton, Caulfield, Hawthorn, Kew, Malvern, Oakleigh, Prahran, Sandringham
Sitting members
David Davis, Georgie Crozier, John Berger, Ryan Batchelor, Katherine Copsey
Sitting members by party
Liberal Party (2), Australian Labor Party (2), The Australian Greens - Victoria (1)

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

Who's advertising

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

  1. Georgie Crozier MPMP, Liberal
    under $2002 ads, 2 running
  2. David Davis MPMP, Liberal
    under $2002 ads, 2 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

What they're promising in Southern 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. LiberalElective surgery

    Our Liberal and Nationals team will deliver an extra 25,000 surgeries a year.

    See the adIn 2 ads from Georgie Crozier MP

  2. LiberalElective surgery waitlist

    We will halve Victoria’s elective surgery waitlist.

    See the adFrom Georgie Crozier MP

  3. LiberalPatient transit lounges

    $99 million plan to deliver up to 10 new or expanded patient transit lounges and free up hospital beds faster.

    See the adFrom Georgie Crozier MP

Their biggest ads