2014 Victorian Election: Upper House Regions Pre-Election & Final Results

The 2014 Victorian Election Upper House (Legislative Council) analysis is live across all 8 Regions (Eastern Metropolitan, Eastern Victoria, Northern Metropolitan, Northern Victoria, South-Eastern Metropolitan, Southern Metropolitan, Western Metropolitan, and Western Victoria).

How the 40-Seat Victorian Upper House Works

Victoria elects 5 MLCs from each of 8 Regions using proportional representation with Group Voting Tickets (GVTs). Because 5 is an odd number (1 quota = 16.67%), a balanced two-party race typically awards 2 seats to Labor and 2 seats to the Coalition, leaving the 5th seat in every region to be fought over between The Greens and Group Voting Ticket micro-party alliances.

Post-Election Final Results Update

Following the full VEC distribution of below-the-line and above-the-line preferences across all 8 regions:

• The ALP will require The Greens plus 2 members of the crossbench to pass legislation through the Legislative Council.
• The Liberal-National Coalition will require 4 members of the crossbench (or The Greens) to block a bill's passage.

You can browse all 8 individual region pre-election simulations and live night breakdowns in the Historic 2014 Victorian Election Archive.