Electoral results for the Northern Metropolitan Region
# Electoral results for the Northern Metropolitan Region

This is a list of electoral results for the Northern Metropolitan Region in Victorian state elections from the region's creation in 2006 until the present.

## Election results

### Elections in the 2020s

**2022**

Labor were defending two seats. The Liberal Party, Greens, and Reason were defending one seat each.

2022 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 75,406 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Sheena Watt (elected 1) 2. Enver Erdogan (elected 4) 3. Susie Byers 4. Chloe Gaul 5. Ramy Aljalil | 151,062 | 33.39 | -9.18 |
| | Liberal | 1. Evan Mulholland (elected 2) 2. Owen Guest 3. Tim Staker-Gunn 4. Melinda Tempany 5. Hafiz Qadeer | 85,359 | 18.87 | +2.41 |
| | Greens | 1. Samantha Ratnam (elected 3) 2. Esther Kennedy 3. Sarah Jefford 4. Michael Leach 5. Kenna Morrison | 84,127 | 18.59 | +1.86 |
| | Democratic Labour | 1. Adem Somyurek (elected 5) 2. Cary De Wit | 21,684 | 4.79 | +0.62 |
| | Victorian Socialists | 1. Jerome Small 2. Cathy Lewis | 21,305 | 4.71 | +0.52 |
| | Reason | 1. Fiona Patten 2. Judy Ryan 3. Jenn Clark 4. Marcella Brassett 5. Tali Siani Jagielski | 16,322 | 3.61 | +0.24 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Andrew Hale 2. Renee Thompson | 13,822 | 3.06 | +3.06 |
| | Family First | 1. Imad Hirmiz 2. Denise Lowry | 11,646 | 2.57 | +2.57 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Leah Horsfall 2. Bruce Poon | 6,320 | 1.40 | -0.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Paul Silverberg 2. Rachel Versteegen | 5,612 | 1.24 | −0.13 |
| | United Australia | 1. Kelly Moran 2. Scott McCamish | 5,601 | 1.24 | +1.24 |
| | Freedom | 1. Damien Richardson 2. Cameron Stoddart | 4,937 | 1.09 | +1.09 |
| | Justice | 1. Simone Philpott-Smart 2. Thomas Stanfield | 4,773 | 1.05 | -0.97 |
| | One Nation | 1. Jessica Davis 2. Matthew Considine | 4,251 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Ethan Constantinou 2. Ben Podger | 3,470 | 0.77 | -0.43 |
| | Sack Dan Andrews | 1. Hatice Yesilagac 2. Berke Yolcu | 2,711 | 0.60 | +0.60 |
| | Transport Matters | 1. Georgia Diamantopoulos 2. Francesco Raco | 1,964 | 0.43 | -0.17 |
| | Health Australia | 1. Lisa Taggart 2. Gabrielle Brodie | 1,642 | 0.36 | -0.46 |
| | Companions and Pets | 1. Pauline Grutzner 2. Linda Pullen | 1,582 | 0.35 | +0.35 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Alison Pridham 2. Daryl Budgeon | 1,480 | 0.33 | -0.38 |
| | New Democrats | 1. Amita Ros 2. Pushpinder Singh 3. Vikram Bhinder | 1,456 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Angry Victorians | 1. Nickee Freeman 2. Jake Cashion | 1,186 | 0.26 | +0.26 |
| | Independent | 1. Colin John Mancell | 118 | 0.03 | +0.03 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 452,430 | 96.33 | +1.13 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 17,223 | 4.80 | −1.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 496,653 | 85.07 | −2.94 |

### Elections in the 2010s

**2018**

The Labor Party were defending two seats, while the Liberals, Greens and Sex Party (now Reason Party) were defending one each.

2018 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 75,040 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 2) 3. Burhan Yigit 4. Ash Verma 5. Karen Douglas | 191,850 | 42.57 | +2.18 |
| | Greens | 1. Samantha Ratnam (elected 3) 2. Christina Zigouras 3. Edward Crossland 4. Josef Rafalowicz 5. Campbell Gome | 75,384 | 16.73 | −1.83 |
| | Liberal | 1. Craig Ondarchie (elected 4) 2. Evan Mulholland 3. Neelam Rai 4. Kate Drake 5. Mark Polistena | 74,179 | 16.46 | −5.40 |
| | Victorian Socialists | 1. Stephen Jolly 2. Sue Bolton 3. Colleen Bolger | 18,899 | 4.19 | +4.19 |
| | Democratic Labour | 1. John McBride 2. Jackie Gwynne | 18,783 | 4.17 | +1.23 |
| | Reason | 1. Fiona Patten (elected 5) 2. Helena Melton 3. Ange Hopkins 4. Rachel Payne 5. Dominique Musico | 15,197 | 3.37 | +0.50 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Bruce Poon 2. Miranda Smith 3. Chris Delforce | 9,123 | 2.02 | +0.51 |
| | Justice | 1. Carmela Dagiandis 2. Prudence Mercieca | 9,112 | 2.02 | +2.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Louise Hitchcock 2. Richard Wright | 6,185 | 1.37 | −0.11 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1. Ethan Constantinou 2. Chris Tzelepis | 5,388 | 1.20 | +0.11 |
| | Vote 1 Local Jobs | 1. Nathan Purcell 2. Aaron Purcell | 5,351 | 1.19 | +0.83 |
| | Aussie Battler | 1. Walter Mikac 2. David Graham | 4,470 | 0.99 | +0.99 |
| | Health Australia | 1. Pippa Campbell 2. Emily Oldmeadow | 3,703 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
| | Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Sandra McCarthy 2. Stefan Nott | 3,681 | 0.82 | +0.52 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Mark McDonald 2. William Clow | 3,103 | 0.69 | +0.69 |
| | Transport Matters | 1. Moti Ram Visa 2. Afshan Mian | 2,682 | 0.60 | +0.60 |
| | Liberty Alliance | 1. Russell Gomez 2. John Reisner | 1,708 | 0.38 | +0.38 |
| | Country | 1. Cameron Stoddart 2. Domenic Greco | 1,604 | 0.36 | +0.20 |
| | Hudson for Northern Victoria | 1. Madison Wright 2. Marylynn Meneghini | 228 | 0.05 | +0.05 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 450,239 | 95.20 | +0.47 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22,717 | 4.80 | −0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 472,956 | 88.01 | −3.05 |

**2014**

2014 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 68,667 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 4) 3. Burhan Yigit 4. Martin Appleby | 166,412 | 40.39 | −4.37 |
| | Liberal | 1. Craig Ondarchie (elected 2) 2. Gladys Liu 3. Amandeep Rosha 4. David Mulholland 5. Susan Turner | 90,071 | 21.86 | −2.77 |
| | Greens | 1. Greg Barber (elected 3) 2. Alex Bhathal 3. Alison Parkes 4. Anthony Williams 5. Gurm Sekhon | 76,476 | 18.56 | −0.17 |
| | Democratic Labour | 1. Michael Murphy 2. Mark Galvin | 12,126 | 2.94 | +0.00 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Fiona Patten (elected 5) 2. Joel Murray | 11,840 | 2.87 | −0.98 |
| | Family First | 1. Brendan Fenn 2. Sarah Clark | 7,968 | 1.93 | −0.63 |
| | The Basics Rock 'n' Roll | 1. Kris Schroeder 2. Tim Heath | 6,340 | 1.54 | +1.54 |
| | Animal Justice | 1. Bruce Poon 2. Maria McLaverty | 6,205 | 1.51 | +1.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. David Limbrick 2. Erin Murphy | 6,083 | 1.48 | +1.48 |
| | Christians | 1. Maria Bengtsson 2. John Carter | 5,670 | 1.38 | +1.38 |
| | Palmer United | 1. Maria Rigoni 2. Mario Laing | 4,899 | 1.19 | +1.19 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Christos Tzelepis 2. Justin Rogan | 4,476 | 1.09 | +1.09 |
| | Cyclists | 1. Nik Dow 2. Geoff Cicuto | 3,384 | 0.82 | +0.82 |
| | Group N | 1. Peter Allan 2. Nicola Thomson 3. Nicole Batch | 1,988 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| | Voice for the West | 1. Phil Cleary 2. Emma Phillips | 1,969 | 0.48 | +0.48 |
| | Vote 1 Local Jobs | 1. Nathan Purcell 2. Aaron Purcell | 1,487 | 0.36 | +0.36 |
| | Rise Up Australia | 1. Michael Mastrantuono 2. Simon Hay | 1,349 | 0.33 | +0.33 |
| | Voluntary Euthanasia | 1. Bertha Franklin 2. Jay Franklin | 1,226 | 0.30 | +0.30 |
| | People Power Victoria | 1. Marc Florio 2. Sheriden Tate 3. Anne Paten | 1,157 | 0.28 | +0.28 |
| | Country Alliance | 1. Domenic Greco 2. Evan Spanos | 651 | 0.16 | −0.34 |
| | Save The Planet | Tiffany Harrison | 177 | 0.04 | +0.04 |
| | Independent | Darren Bain | 44 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 411,998 | 94.73 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 22,932 | 5.27 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 434,930 | 91.06 | |

**2010**

2010 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 65,673 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Jenny Mikakos (elected 1) 2. Nazih Elasmar (elected 4) 3. Nathan Murphy 4. Rhiannon Platt 5. Peter Smythe | 165,259 | 41.9 | -7.1 |
| | Liberal | 1. Matthew Guy (elected 2) 2. Craig Ondarchie (elected 5) 3. Sam Granleese 4. Daniel Parsons 5. Jemma Townson | 106,905 | 27.1 | +3.9 |
| | Greens | 1. Greg Barber (elected 3) 2. Alexandra Bhathal 3. Fraser Brindley 4. Samantha Ratnam 5. Alister Air | 75,648 | 19.2 | +2.1 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Fiona Patten 2. Douglas Leitch | 14,290 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| | Democratic Labor | 1. John Kavanagh 2. Monica Thatcher 3. Bridget Cashin 4. Angela Anderson 5. Michael Travers | 10,655 | 2.7 | -2.5 |
| | Family First | 1. Andrew Conlon 2. Peter Kerin 3. Rod Dawson | 9,132 | 2.3 | -0.5 |
| | Group C | 1. Stephen Mayne 2. Paula Piccinini | 3,862 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Vickie Janson 2. Saleem Arthur | 3,533 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Group A | 1. Joanne Stuart 2. April Lee | 2,331 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| | Country Alliance | 1. Kevin Archibald 2. Chris Morris | 2,072 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Adrian Whitehead | 348 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 394,035 | 95.3 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 19,235 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 413,270 | 91.4 | +0.3 |

### Elections in the 2000s

**2006**

2006 Victorian state election: Northern Metropolitan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 60,025 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Theo Theophanous (elected 1) 2. Jenny Mikakos (elected 3) 3. Nazih Elasmar (elected 5) 4. Michele Ryan 5. Joe Caputo | 176,303 | 49.0 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal | 1. Matthew Guy (elected 2) 2. Dino de Marchi 3. Emilia Arnus | 83,634 | 23.2 | +0.5 |
| | Greens | 1. Greg Barber (elected 4) 2. Priya Carey 3. Hoa Pham 4. Glenn Osboldstone 5. Daniel Marti | 61,465 | 17.1 | +0.3 |
| | Democratic Labor | 1. John Mulholland 2. Kevin Harwood | 18,581 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Family First | 1. Liz Bos 2. Amy Shand 3. Giacomo Angeli 4. Roy Crea | 10,117 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| | Democrats | 1. Geoff Lutz 2. Jessica Healy 3. Robert Stone | 4,521 | 1.3 | -1.5 |
| | People Power | 1. Barbara Biggs 2. Vern Hughes | 3,894 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Group D | 1. Joseph Kaliniy 2. Koulla Mesaritis 3. Alexios Alexopoulos 4. Mousti Senkul | 1,634 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 360,149 | 94.3 | -1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 21,730 | 5.7 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 381,879 | 91.1 | |
