Legislative Council seating plan

Chamber layout

The Council chamber is arranged in a U-shape with two rows of seats. The inner row has 20 seats, and the outer row has 22.

When looking from the President's chair, government members sit on the right side and opposition members sit on the left. Other members (known as the crossbench) sit around the curve of the U-shape.

Front of chamber seating

The President's chair

The President's chair is located at the open end of the U-shape. The president sits here.

Member	Electorate	Political party
The Hon. Shaun Leane	North-Eastern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party

The ViceRegal chair

The ViceRegal chair is behind the President and under the canopy. Only the King or the Governor may use this chair, and it is used once every four years at the opening of Parliament.

Members' seating

Listed below are the seating positions of Members of the Legislative Council, showing their names, political parties and electorates.

Government members (inner row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Vacant
Mr Lee Tarlamis	South-Eastern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
Hon. Harriet Shing	Eastern Victoria	Australian Labor Party
Ms Jaclyn Symes	Northern Victoria	Australian Labor Party
Hon. Lizzie Blandthorn	Western Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
The Hon. Gayle Tierney	Western Victoria	Australian Labor Party
Ms Ingrid Stitt	Western Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
The Hon. Enver Erdogan	Northern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party

Government members (outer row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Government Advisor
Government Advisor
Mr Ryan Batchelor	Southern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
Ms Sonja Terpstra	North-Eastern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
Mr Tom McIntosh	Eastern Victoria	Australian Labor Party
Mr John Berger	Southern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
Ms Jacinta Ermacora	Western Victoria	Australian Labor Party
Mr Michael Galea	South-Eastern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party

Opposition members (inner row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Vacant
The Hon. David Davis	Southern Metropolitan	Liberal Party
Ms Melina Bath	Eastern Victoria	The Nationals
Mrs Bev McArthur	Western Victoria	Liberal Party
Mr Evan Mulholland	Northern Metropolitan	Liberal Party
Ms Georgie Crozier	Southern Metropolitan	Liberal Party
Mr Nick McGowan	North-Eastern Metropolitan	Liberal Party
Mr Richard Welch	North-Eastern Metropolitan	Liberal Party

Opposition members (outer row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Dr Renee Heath	Eastern Victoria	Liberal Party
Mrs Gaelle Broad	Northern Victoria	The Nationals
Mr Trung Luu	Western Metropolitan	Liberal Party
Vacant
Mrs Ann-Marie Hermans	South-Eastern Metropolitan	Liberal Party
The Hon. Wendy Lovell	Northern Victoria	Liberal Party
Mr Joe McCracken	Western Victoria	Liberal Party
Mrs Moira Deeming	Western Metropolitan	Liberal Party

Crossbench members (inner row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Ms Sheena Watt	Northern Metropolitan	Australian Labor Party
Ms Rachel Payne	South-Eastern Metropolitan	Legalise Cannabis Victoria
Mr David Ettershank	Western Metropolitan	Legalise Cannabis Victoria
Ms Georgie Purcell	Northern Victoria	Animal Justice Party
Vacant
Mr David Limbrick	South-Eastern Metropolitan	Libertarian Party

Crossbench members (outer row)

Member	Electorate	Political party
Ms Katherine Copsey	Southern Metropolitan	The Australian Greens - Victoria
Ms Anasina Gray-Barberio	Northern Metropolitan	The Australian Greens - Victoria
Mr Aiv Puglielli	North-Eastern Metropolitan	The Australian Greens - Victoria
Dr Sarah Mansfield	Western Victoria	The Australian Greens - Victoria
Mr Jeff Bourman	Eastern Victoria	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party Victoria
Vacant
Ms Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell	Northern Victoria	Pauline Hanson's One Nation
The Hon. Adem Somyurek	Northern Metropolitan	Independent