John Lister (Victorian politician)

Following the resignation off Tim Pallas who had been the MP for Werribee since 2006, Lister was preselected as the Labor candidate for the 2025 Werribee state by-election. Lister successfully held the seat despite a heavy swing against him.^[1][2] Shortly after his election, Lister spoke in parliament as "someone who was very recently on teacher wages" to argue that "our teacher wages match what we are doing".^[3]

Lister lives in Werribee with his partner. Prior to his election to Parliament, Lister was a teacher at Wyndham Central College, where he taught English and served as year 10 co-ordinator. He is a volunteer for the Werribee Country Fire Authority and previously worked as a ministerial adviser.^[4][2][5]