Eastern Metropolitan Region, Victoria
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Eastern Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions in Victoria's Legislative Council (also referred to as the Upper House) in the state of Victoria, Australia. The region was created by the 2005 reform of the Victorian Legislative Council. The first five members will be elected by proportional representation during the Victorian State Election scheduled for 25 November 2006. For details on candidates nominating for this election, see Candidates of the Victorian legislative election, 2006.
The region extends from Melbourne's inner eastern suburbs of Bulleen and Doncaster, north across the Yarra River to Lower Plenty and Eltham, and across to Bayswater, Croydon and Ferntree Gully in the east below the Dandenong Ranges. The most southerly suburb is Rowville.
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This region contains the following districts:
- Bayswater
- Box Hill
- Bulleen
- Doncaster
- Eltham
- Ferntree Gully
- Forest Hill
- Kilsyth
- Mitcham
- Scoresby
- Warrandyte
