Lower House Members each represent a single Electoral District . Legislative Councillors share 22 Electoral Provinces, with two Members representing each province. Each Electoral Province is made up of 4 Electoral Districts. Lower House Members are elected for a minimum of three, and a maximum of four years. Members of the Upper House are elected for two consecutive terms of the Legislative Assembly.
Governments can call an election any time in the fourth year after an election.
The Parliament of Victoria has had a sometimes insightful, sometimes tumultuous history. In this sentiment lies the future, and the safety, of parliamentary democracy in Victoria. A Biographical Register of the Victorian Parliament, 1900-84, Government Printer, Melbourne, 1985. Garden, D., Victoria. A History , Nelson, Melbourne, 1984.