Western Metropolitan Region, Victoria
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The Western Metropolitan Region is one of the eight electoral regions in Victorian Legislative Council. The Region was created during the 2005 redistribution that introduced proportional representation to the council. The electorate covers much of the Labor Party heartland in the western suburbs of Melbourne and includes Craigieburn, Taylors Lakes, Maribyrnong, Williamstown and Werribee.
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[edit] Electorate Profile
This region contains the following districts:
[edit] Election Results
As no elections have yet been held for the reformed council there are no results to report. However during a typical election this region should return three Labor members and at least one Liberal with the Greens and the Liberals fighting it out for the final seat. [1]
[edit] Candidates for the 2006 Election
Five members to be elected under proportional representation.
Candidates considered likely to win are denoted in bold.
| Party | Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 | |
| Labor | Fiona Richardson | Khalil Eideh | Martin Pakula | Henry Barlow | ||
| Liberal | Bernie Finn | Stephen Reynolds | Wayne Tseng | |||
| Greens | Colleen Hartland | |||||
| Family First | ||||||
| People Power | Christine Williams |
