This is a list of appointments to the
Victorian Legislative Council, caused by the resignation or death of an incumbent member. A departure creates a
casual vacancy which is filled by a candidate of the same affiliation in a
joint sitting of the
Parliament of Victoria. The constitution states that if the previous sitting Legislative Council member was at the time of his/her election the representative of a particular political party, that party should nominate a replacement from amongst its own members. This was introduced as part of reforms to the Legislative Council in 2003, taking effect from the
2006 election
The following elections occurred in the year 2006.
* Elections in 2006
* Electoral calendar 2006
* 2006 Acehnese regional election
* 2006 American Samoan legislative election
* 2006 Bahraini parliamentary election
* 2006 Costa Rican presidential ...
; prior to that time, casual vacancies in the Legislative Council had been filled through by-elections.
List of appointments
See also
*
List of Victorian state by-elections
References
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