Tim RichardsVery pleased with this, as Victoria's rotten group voting system in the upper house has disadvantaged the Greens in the past. 4 seats won out of 40 is fair, given the party's roughly 10% first preference vote.
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Greens claim four upper house seats: Electoral commission confirms results https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/renee-heath-wins-seat-electoral-commission-confirms-upper-house-mps-20221212-p5c5ld.html
So in Victoria’s upper house, the result for parties on the left is:
Labor 15
Greens 4
Legalise Cannabis 2
Animal Welfare 1
That’s a majority, with one to spare. The Liberal/National coalition won 14 seats, and there were 4 other seats each going to a different right-wing party (One Nation, DLP, LDP, Shooters Fishers & Farmers).
StephenC@timrichards please stop lumping the Nat’s with the Libs. We need to be clear how small this minor party is and be clear the Libs can NEVER govern in their own right. Alway are always will be a #minoritygovernment