Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election

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This is a list of the candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election.

Retiring MPs

The following members announced that they will not be contesting the 2026 election:

Labor

Liberal

National

Greens

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

More information Electorate, Held by ...
Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Greens candidate AJP candidate Family First candidate Freedom candidate One Nation candidate Socialists candidate Other candidates
Albert Park Labor Nina Taylor[16] Sonya Semmens[17]
Ashwood Labor Matt Fregon[16] Tim Randall[18]
Bass Labor Chris Buckingham[19] Rochelle Halstead[20] Sophie Thorn[21]
Bayswater Labor Julie Buxton[22]
Bellarine Labor Alison Marchant[16] Dom Williams (SA)[23]
Benambra Liberal Steve Martin[24]
Bendigo East Labor Jacinta Allan[16] Andrew Lethlean (Nat)[25]
Bendigo West Labor Maree Edwards[16] Liza Shaw[26]
Bentleigh Labor Nick Staikos[16]
Berwick Liberal Brad Battin Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana[27]
Box Hill Labor Paul Hamer[16] Sally Houguet[28] Saravina Afaj[29]
Brighton Liberal James Newbury Jessica Smith[30]
Broadmeadows Labor Kathleen Matthews-Ward[16] Candace Feild[31] Mutullah Can Yolbulan[30] Sue Bolton (SA)[32]
Brunswick Greens Gabriel Sanger[33] Adam Pulford[34] Naomi Farmer[35]
Bulleen Liberal Matthew Guy
Bundoora Labor Colin Brooks[16] Nina Laitala[36] Sagar Sanyal[30]
Carrum Labor Sonya Kilkenny[16]
Caulfield Liberal David Southwick
Clarinda Labor Meng Heang Tak[16]
Cranbourne Labor Pauline Richards[16] Reem Yunis[37]
Croydon Liberal Richard Farr[38] Grant Hutchinson[39] Lini Fernando[40]
Dandenong Labor Gabrielle Williams[16] Jack McMahon[30]
Eildon Liberal
Eltham Labor Vicki Ward[16] Rachel Busbridge[41]
Essendon Labor James Williams[42] Michal Kedem[30]
Eureka Labor Michaela Settle[16] Sam McColl[43]
Euroa National
Evelyn Liberal Bridget Vallence Andrew Henley[44]
Footscray Labor Katie Hall[16] Elena Pereyra[45] Jasmine Duff[30]
Frankston Labor Paul Edbrooke[16] Andrew Cheeseman[46]
Geelong Labor Christine Couzens[16] Emilie Flynn[47] Brenden Grull (SA)[23]
Gippsland East National
Gippsland South National Zave Evans[48]
Glen Waverley Labor John Mullahy[16]
Greenvale Labor Iwan Walters[16] Kirill Smelov[30]
Hastings Labor Paul Mercurio[16] Frank Schiefler[49]
Hawthorn Liberal John Pesutto Kylie Rocha[50]
Ivanhoe Labor Anthony Carbines[16] Nina Crawley[51] Ben Milne[30]
Kalkallo Labor Ros Spence[16] Courtney Millett[30]
Kew Liberal Jess Wilson Sophie Torney (Ind)[52]
Kororoit Labor Luba Grigorovitch[16] Rayan Hassan[30]
Lara Labor Ella George[16] Theresa Slater[53] Sarah Hathway (SA)[23]
Laverton Labor Sarah Connolly[16] Lucy Nguyen[54] Shohre Mansouri[31] Van Thanh Rudd[30]
Lowan National
Macedon Labor Marley McRae McLeod[55]
Malvern Liberal Amelia Hamer[56] Gavin Leonard[57]
Melbourne Greens Davydd Griffiths[58] Ellen Sandell[59] Jordan van den Lamb[60]
Melton Labor Broden Borg[61] Jarrod Bingham[62] Veronika Levchenkova[63]
Mildura National
Mill Park Labor Lily D'Ambrosio[16]
Monbulk Labor Daniela De Martino[16] Clare Fitzmaurice[64]
Mordialloc Labor Tim Richardson[16]
Mornington Liberal Chris Crewther
Morwell National Rochelle Hine[65]
Mulgrave Labor Eden Foster[16] Connor Buchanan[30]
Murray Plains National Brett Hosking (Nat)[66] Zoe Cook[67]
Narracan Liberal Alyssa Weaver[68]
Narre Warren North Labor Belinda Wilson[16]
Narre Warren South Labor Gary Maas[16]
Nepean Liberal Anthony Marsh[69] Sianan Healy[70]
Niddrie Labor Ben Carroll[16]
Northcote Labor Kat Theophanous[16] Campbell Gome[71] Kath Larkin[30] Jim Penman (LBT)[72]
Oakleigh Labor Steve Dimopoulos[16]
Ovens Valley National
Pakenham Labor Alessandra Soliven[73] Nasser Yawari[74]
Pascoe Vale Labor Anthony Cianflone[16] Angelica Panopoulos[75] Yasemin Shamsili[30] Jacob Andrewartha (SA)[76]
Point Cook Labor Mathew Hilakari[16] Ponraj Krishna Pandi[77] Taylor Laine[30]
Polwarth Liberal Hutch Hussein [78] Jesse Holden[79]
Prahran Liberal Meghan Hopper[80] Rachel Westaway Angelica Di Camillo[81]
Preston Labor Nathan Lambert[16] Loki Sangarya[82] Serena Ashmore[30]
Richmond Greens Sarah McKenzie[83] Gabrielle de Vietri[59] Chris Dite[30]
Ringwood Independent Rachel Halse[84] Nick McGowan[85] Amy Mills[86]
Ripon Labor Martha Haylett[16] Jo Armstrong (Nat)[87] Tim Drylie[88]
Rowville Liberal Max Williams[89]
Sandringham Liberal Brad Rowswell
Shepparton National Grace Verney[90]
South Barwon Independent Rebecca Thistleton[91] Freya Hedley (SA)[23]
South-West Coast Liberal
St Albans Labor Natalie Suleyman[16] Leanna Nguyen[30] Luận Walker (West)[92]
Sunbury Labor Josh Bull[16] Simmone Cottom[93]
Sydenham Labor Uros Rasic[94]
Tarneit Labor Dylan Wight[16] Rifai Raheem[95]
Thomastown Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny[16] Priya Reddy[30]
Warrandyte Liberal Nicole Werner
Wendouree Labor Juliana Addison[16]
Werribee Labor John Lister[16] Tushar Kumar[96] Paul Hopper (West)[92]
Williamstown Labor Melissa Horne[16] Oskar Martin[97] Gil Gannon (West)[92]
Yan Yean Labor Lauren Kathage[16] Gufran Mohammed[98]
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Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*).

Eastern Victoria

The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party are defending one seat.

More information Labor, Coalition ...
Labor
candidates		 Coalition
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 PHON
candidates
  1. Renee Heath[99]
  2. TBD
  3. Matt Green[100]
  1. Mat Morgan[101]
SFF
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 Family First
candidates		 Socialists
candidates
EMI - Reform
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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North Eastern Metropolitan

The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. The Victorian Greens are defending one seat.

More information Labor, Liberal ...
Labor
candidates		 Liberal
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates
  1. Richard Welch[85]
  2. Deirdre Diamante[85]
  3. John Pyrros[85]
  1. Aiv Puglielli[59]
Family First
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 PHON
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 SFF
candidates		 Socialists
candidates
Sustainable
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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Northern Metropolitan

The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending one seat. The Greens are defending one seat. The Democratic Labour Party are nominally defending one seat, but incumbent MP Adem Somyurek has left the party to become an independent.

More information Labor, Liberal ...
Labor
candidates		 Liberal
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 Socialists
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates
  1. Evan Mulholland[85]
  2. Bernadette Khoury[85]
  1. Anasina Gray-Barberio[59]
  1. Omar Hassan[30]
  2. Louisa Bassini[30]
Family First
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 PHON
candidates		 SFF
candidates
  1. Chloe Nicolosi[102]
EMI - Reform
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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Northern Victoria

The Labor Party are defending one seat. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending two seats. One Nation are defending one seat. The Animal Justice Party are defending one seat.

More information Coalition, Labor ...
Coalition
candidates		 Labor
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 SFF
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 PHON
candidates
  1. Steven Brookes[85]
  2. TBD
  3. Amanda Millar[85]
  1. Cate Sinclair[103]
Libertarian
candidates		 Family First
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates
  1. Georgie Purcell[104]
Socialists
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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South Eastern Metropolitan

The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending one seat. Legalise Cannabis are defending one seat. The Libertarian Party are defending one seat.

More information Labor, Liberal ...
Labor
candidates		 Liberal
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 DLP
candidates
  1. Phillip Pease[105]
  2. Ann-Marie Hermans[105]
  1. Matthew Kirwan[106]
Family First
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 PHON
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 SFF
candidates		 Socialists
candidates
  1. Jane Foreman[107]
Sustainable
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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Southern Metropolitan

The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal Party are defending two seats. The Greens are defending one seat.

More information Liberal, Labor ...
Liberal
candidates		 Labor
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 DLP
candidates
  1. David Davis[85]
  2. Georgie Crozier[85]
  3. Xavier Boffa[85]
  1. Katherine Copsey[59]
AJP
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 Family First
candidates		 PHON
candidates		 Freedom
candidates		 Socialists
candidates
SFF
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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Western Metropolitan

The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. Legalise Cannabis are defending one seat.

More information Labor, Liberal ...
Labor
candidates		 Liberal
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 Socialists
candidates
  1. TBD
  2. Trung Luu[108]
  1. Brittney Henderson[109]
  1. Anneke Demanuele[30]
  2. Jorge Jorquera[30]
Family First
candidates		 PHON
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates		 SFF
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 Freedom
candidates
New Democrats
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates		 West
candidates
  1. Joe Garra[92]
  2. Sahana Ramesh[92]
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Western Victoria

The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending two seats. The Greens are defending one seat.

More information Labor, Coalition ...
Labor
candidates		 Coalition
candidates		 Greens
candidates		 Legalise Cannabis
candidates		 SFF
candidates		 Libertarian
candidates
  1. Bev McArthur[110]
  2. Graham Watt[110]
  1. Sarah Mansfield[59]
PHON
candidates		 DLP
candidates		 Family First
candidates		 AJP
candidates		 Socialists
candidates		 EMI - Reform
candidates
Freedom
candidates		 Sustainable
candidates		 New Democrats
candidates
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Resignations and disendorsements

More information Date, Party ...
DatePartyCandidateSeatDetails
December 2025 Liberal Andrew Kilmartin Ripon Unknown reasons[111]
3 January 2026 Family First Bernie Finn Western Metropolitan Disagreements with party leadership[112][113]
29 January 2026 Greens Tim Read Brunswick Metastatic cancer diagnosis[75][114]
20 March 2026 Liberal Dinesh Gourisetty Western Metropolitan Withdrew due to controversy over providing a character reference for a child sex offender[115]
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