--- title: "Electoral Amendment (Group Voting and Vote Counting) Bill 2025: introduction (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 11 September 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported the Electoral Amendment (Group Voting and Vote Counting) Bill 2025 being introduced to parliament. Defeated 29 to 48 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 11 September 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-09-11/1" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Assembly](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 11 September 2025 · [Integrity and democracy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly?topic=integrity%5Fdemocracy) # Electoral Amendment (Group Voting and Vote Counting) Bill 2025: introduction Voting yes supported the Electoral Amendment (Group Voting and Vote Counting) Bill 2025 being introduced to parliament. Defeated **29** yes **48** no The question put That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Electoral Act 2002 to abolish group voting tickets in Council elections, to change the way surplus votes are counted in Council elections and for other purposes. ## How each party voted - Labor All no 0 yes · 48 no 48 members - No [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant) - No [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines) - No [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone) - No [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson) - No [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll) - No [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny) - No [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens) - No [Daniela De Martino](https://politics.computer/mp/daniela-de-martino) - No [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson) - No [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight) - No [Eden Foster](https://politics.computer/mp/eden-foster) - No [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george) - No [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas) - No [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters) - No [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan) - No [Jackson Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/jackson-taylor) - No [John Lister](https://politics.computer/mp/john-lister) - No [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy) - No [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale) - No [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull) - No [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous) - No [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward) - No [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) - No [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage) - No [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio) - No [Luba Grigorovitch](https://politics.computer/mp/luba-grigorovitch) - No [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett) - No [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari) - No [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon) - No [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne) - No [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak) - No [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle) - No [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins) - No [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman) - No [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert) - No [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) - No [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor) - No [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke) - No [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) - No [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio) - No [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards) - No [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence) - No [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly) - No [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny) - No [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos) - No [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie) - No [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson) - No [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) - Liberal All yes 16 yes · 0 no 16 members - Yes [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin) - Yes [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell) - Yes [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence) - Yes [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther) - Yes [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish) - Yes [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett) - Yes [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) - Yes [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury) - Yes [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson) - Yes [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto) - Yes [Kim Wells](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-wells) - Yes [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy) - Yes [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien) - Yes [Nicole Werner](https://politics.computer/mp/nicole-werner) - Yes [Rachel Westaway](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-westaway) - Yes [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan) - Nationals All yes 8 yes · 0 no 8 members - Yes [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) - Yes [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy) - Yes [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham) - Yes [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe) - Yes [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron) - Yes [Peter Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-walsh) - Yes [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull) - Yes [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy) - Greens All yes 3 yes · 0 no 3 members - Yes [Ellen Sandell](https://politics.computer/mp/ellen-sandell) - Yes [Gabrielle de Vietri](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-de-vietri) - Yes [Tim Read](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-read) - Smaller parties and independents - Yes [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition - Yes [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together. [All Victorian Legislative Assembly votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) [Next Vote 2 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-09-11/2) Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-2145855009-32410#division-marker-1). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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