Electoral Matters Committee

Inquiry into Victoria’s Upper House electoral system

Introduction
Example structures
Submissions
Hearings
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Accepting submissions | Submissions and comments are due by 3 February 2025.

We're inviting submissions discussing one or more of the following questions:

  1. 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?
  2. If there should be regions, how many regions should there be and how many members should each region elect?
  3. How many members of the Upper House should there be in total?
  4. Are there other changes to the way that members are elected to the Upper House that should be considered?

We’re not seeking views on:

  • how people should fill out ballot papers
  • group voting tickets
  • how votes should be counted.

We received a lot of submissions about these topics in previous inquiries. We will consider the ideas and information in those submissions where appropriate.

However, if these matters directly relate to a model you’re proposing, you’re welcome to address them in your submission and your arguments will be considered.

This inquiry will not look at changes to the electoral system for Victoria’s Lower House.

Before making a submission, we recommend that you look at the discussion paper.

If you only want to make a short contribution, you may prefer to comment on our example structures.

Submissions are due by 3 February 2025.

Make a submission to this inquiry

You can make a submission by completing this online form.

Our making a submission page has more information including about confidentiality and parliamentary privilege.

Your contact details

Before completing this form, please read and agree to the following information.

If the Committee accepts your submission, your name and submission will be published on the Committee’s website.

Your contact details, including your address, email and phone number, will not be published. We ask these questions for verification purposes only.

If you have reasons to request that your name or submission remain private, you may do so later in this form.

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Your submission

Enter your submission in the box below, and/or upload up to 3 files by selecting all the files you want to upload.

We can accept the following file formats: PDF (.pdf), Word (.doc and .docx), Text (.txt), Audio (.mp3) and Video (.mp4).

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Wherever possible, the Committee prefers to publish names and submissions on its website. The Committee may also quote your submission in its report to the Parliament

If you have reasons to request that your name or submission remain private, you may do so below. You must set out the reason for your request clearly so that the Committee can make a decision.

Please note that we remove personal information such as residential addresses, email addresses and phone numbers from all submissions prior to publication.

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Submissions will be published after the close of submissions in February.