Submissions Closed
The Victorian Parliament has asked us to recommend changes to the electoral system for Victoria’s Upper House.
That this House refers an inquiry into possible reforms to the composition of, and voting systems for, the Legislative Council to the Electoral Matters Committee for consideration and report no later than 8 December 2025.
Snapshot of inquiry
Changes to the electoral structure can affect who is elected to represent you in Parliament. We are currently investigating what structure would be best for Victoria’s Upper House.
We are considering the following questions:
- Should Victoria be divided into regions to elect members of the Upper House, or should all members be elected by the state as a whole?
- If there should be regions, how many regions should there be and how many members should each region elect?
- How many members of the Upper House should there be in total?
- Are there other changes to the way that members are elected to the Upper House that should be considered?
Public comments on the example structures
We invited the public to provide feedback on six possible structures for Victoria’s Upper House.
This is what people told us:
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Electoral Matters Committee
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