▁a ▁general ▁election ▁called , ▁in ▁two ▁exception al ▁circumstances : ▁ ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁passes ▁a ▁motion ▁of ▁no ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁Government ▁or ▁its ▁minister s , ▁or ▁ ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁and ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁are ▁dead locked ▁and ▁cannot ▁agree ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁Bill . ▁ ▁Anyone ▁en rolled ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁Victoria ▁can ▁stand ▁for ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁either ▁House , ▁except ▁for : ▁ ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Cour ts , ▁ ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Parliament , ▁ ▁an ▁und isch arg ed ▁bank rupt , ▁or ▁ ▁someone ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁serious ▁criminal ▁off ence . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁or ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁election ▁to ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁Parliament ▁may ▁be ▁addressed ▁by ▁their ▁name ▁or ▁by ▁using ▁their ▁elect or ate , ▁for ▁example ▁" The ▁Member ▁for ▁Haw th orn " ▁or ▁" Member ▁for ▁Southern ▁Metropolitan ▁Region ", ▁and ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁post nom inal ▁letters ▁M LC ▁if ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁M LA ▁or ▁MP ▁if ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁Minister s ▁and ▁former ▁minister s ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁the ▁style ▁" The ▁Hon ou rable " ▁( ab bre vi ated ▁to ▁" The ▁Hon ") ▁although ▁some ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁use ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁s its ▁on ▁ben ches