Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 2002-2006
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as elected at the 2002 state election:
| Name | Party | Province | First elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lidia Argondizzo | ALP | Templestowe | 2002 |
| Bruce Atkinson | Liberal | Koonung | 1992 |
| Hon Bill Baxter | National | North Eastern | 1985 |
| Barry Bishop | National | North Western | 1992 |
| Ron Bowden | Liberal | South Eastern | 1992 |
| Andrew Brideson | Liberal | Waverley | 1992 |
| Hon Candy Broad | ALP | Melbourne North | 1999 |
| Helen Buckingham | ALP | Koonung | 2002 |
| Elaine Carbines | ALP | Geelong | 1999 |
| Andrea Coote | Liberal | Monash | 1999 |
| Richard Dalla-Riva | Liberal | East Yarra | 2002 |
| Hon Kaye Darveniza | ALP | Melbourne West | 1999 |
| David Davis | Liberal | East Yarra | 1996 |
| Philip Davis | Liberal | Gippsland | 1992 |
| Damian Drum | National | North Western | 2002 |
| John Eren | ALP | Geelong | 2002 |
| Bill Forwood | Liberal | Templestowe | 1992 |
| Hon Monica Gould | ALP | Doutta Galla | 1993 |
| Dianne Hadden | ALP/Independent 2 | Ballarat | 1999 |
| Peter Hall | National | Gippsland | 1988 |
| Geoff Hilton | ALP | Western Port | 2002 |
| Carolyn Hirsh | ALP/Ind./ALP/Ind. 1 | Silvan | 2002 |
| Hon Gavin Jennings | ALP | Melbourne | 1999 |
| David Koch | Liberal | Western | 2002 |
| Hon John Lenders | ALP | Waverley | 2002 |
| Wendy Lovell | Liberal | North Eastern | 2002 |
| John McQuilten | ALP | Ballarat | 1999 |
| Hon Justin Madden | ALP | Doutta Galla | 1999 |
| Hon Jenny Mikakos | ALP | Jika Jika | 1999 |
| Rob Mitchell | ALP | Central Highlands | 2002 |
| Sang Nguyen | ALP | Melbourne West | 1996 |
| Andrew Olexander 3 | Liberal/Independent | Silvan | 1999 |
| Noel Pullen | ALP | Higinbotham | 2002 |
| Gordon Rich-Phillips | Liberal | Eumemmerring | 1999 |
| Glenyys Romanes | ALP | Melbourne | 1999 |
| Johan Scheffer | ALP | Monash | 2002 |
| Bob Smith | ALP | Chelsea | 1999 |
| Adem Somyurek | ALP | Eumemmerring | 2002 |
| Graeme Stoney | Liberal | Central Highlands | 1992 |
| Chris Strong | Liberal | Higinbotham | 1992 |
| Hon Theo Theophanous | ALP | Jika Jika | 1988 |
| Hon Marsha Thomson | ALP | Melbourne North | 1999 |
| Matt Viney | ALP | Chelsea | 2002 |
| John Vogels | Liberal | Western | 2002 |
- 1 Silvan Province MLC Carolyn Hirsh was forced to resign from the Australian Labor Party in September 2004 after being caught driving without a license, which she had lost after being booked for drink-driving earlier in the year. She was later readmitted in November 2005, after a failed attempt to rejoin in April, but was subsequently expelled again in June 2006 after another drink-driving incident.
- 2 Ballarat Province MLC Dianne Hadden resigned from the Australian Labor Party on April 7, 2005 and announced her intention to serve out the remainder of her term as an independent.
- 3 Silvan Province MLC Andrew Olexander was dismissed from the parliamentary wing of the Liberal Party of Australia on November 29, 2005, due to critical comments made after the decision not to grant him party endorsement to contest the next election after a drink-driving scandal.
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