Politics Computer

Victorian upper house region

Western Metropolitan Region

In Victoria. Votes on Saturday 28 November, in 15 days. The 2 advertisers we follow here have spent $13.4K–$16.3K on Facebook and Instagram ads.

Sitting members

On the ballot: 43 candidates

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

  1. 1Mark RoyalLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  2. 2Arlene SmithLabour DLP · Labour DLP
  3. 3Xavier MentaLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  4. 4Chana BersonLegalise Cannabis · Legalise Cannabis Victoria
  5. 5Roshena CampbellLiberal · Liberal
  6. 6Trung LuuLiberal · Liberal
  7. 7Satish PatelLiberal · Liberal
  8. 8Shwetha NarayananLiberal · Liberal
  9. 9Daniel Maduok GengLiberal · Liberal
  10. 10Anneke DemanueleVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  11. 11Jorge JorqueraVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  12. 12Ella SjodinVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  13. 13Lucy KellyVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  14. 14Dean MaloneyVictorian Socialists · Victorian Socialists
  15. 15Lizzie BlandthornLabor · Australian Labor Party
  16. 16Ingrid StittLabor · Australian Labor Party
  17. 17Cuc LamLabor · Australian Labor Party
  18. 18Sara IbrahimLabor · Australian Labor Party
  19. 19Kim TraversLabor · Australian Labor Party
  20. 20Chris Thiery-LaiAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats
  21. 21Nigel KeenanAustralian Democrats · Australian Democrats
  22. 22Dennis BilicAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  23. 23Susan DaviesAffordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party · Affordable Housing Now – Sustainable Australia Party
  24. 24Moira DeemingFamily First · Family First
  25. 25Chris NeilFamily First · Family First
  26. 26Pavitra KulkarniFamily First · Family First
  27. 27Mark EmersonFamily First · Family First
  28. 28Francine IkireziFamily First · Family First
  29. 29Brittney HendersonGreens · The Greens
  30. 30Isabella McRae McLeodGreens · The Greens
  31. 31Ebony HeinsGreens · The Greens
  32. 32Niall HardenGreens · The Greens
  33. 33Geetha PathanjalimanohararGreens · The Greens
  34. 34Raj SainiThe Republican · The Republican
  35. 35Zalak ShahThe Republican · The Republican
  36. 36Sarabjit KaurThe Republican · The Republican
  37. 37Shubhangi KulkarniThe Republican · The Republican
  38. 38Fiona LopezOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  39. 39Allan DoensenOne Nation · One Nation Victoria
  40. 40Joe GarraThe West Party · The West Party
  41. 41Sahana RameshThe West Party · The West Party
  42. 42Philip FarrellyThe West Party · The West Party
  43. 43Rakesh RaizadaIndependent · Ungrouped

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

About

About Western Metropolitan Region

Western Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions of Victoria, Australia, and elects five members to the Victorian Legislative Council by proportional representation. The region was created in 2006. Its current sitting members are Lizzie Blandthorn and Ingrid Stitt (Australian Labor Party), Trung Luu (Liberal Party), Moira Deeming (Family First Victoria) and David Ettershank (Legalise Cannabis Victoria).

Created
2006, following the 2005 reform of the Legislative Council
Members elected
Five members to the Legislative Council
Electoral system
Proportional representation by single transferable vote using group voting tickets
Districts included
Legislative Assembly districts including Footscray, Werribee and Williamstown
Sitting members
Blandthorn and Stitt (Labor), Luu (Liberal), Deeming (Family First), Ettershank (Legalise Cannabis)

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

Who's advertising

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

  1. Lizzie BlandthornMP, Labor
    $13K–$15.5K8 ads, 8 running
  2. Moira DeemingMP, Minor parties
    $400–$7974 ads, 4 running

At leastUp to (Meta only publishes ranges)

What they're promising in Western 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. LaborStation upgrade

    The Carroll Labor Government is upgrading Sunshine Station.

    See the adFrom Lizzie Blandthorn

  2. LaborDental clinics

    Labor’s plan for free dental clinics - including at Wyndham, Brimbank, Maribyrnong and Melton.

    See the adFrom Lizzie Blandthorn

  3. LaborSchools

    3 more schools opening by 2029.

    See the adFrom Lizzie Blandthorn

  4. LaborTransport fares

    Labor’s plan to cap tolls at $30, and cap public transport at $30.

    See the adFrom Lizzie Blandthorn

Their biggest ads