Candidates of the 2026 Victorian state election


2026 Victorian state election

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

Retiring MPs

The following members are retiring at this election:

Labor

Liberal

National

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.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate Coalition candidate Greens candidate AJP candidate Family First candidate Freedom candidate Other candidates
Albert Park Labor Nina Taylor[10]
Ashwood Labor Matt Fregon[10]
Bass Labor Chris Buckingham[11]
Bayswater Labor
Bellarine Labor Alison Marchant[10]
Benambra Liberal
Bendigo East Labor Jacinta Allan[10]
Bendigo West Labor Maree Edwards[10] Liza Shaw[12]
Bentleigh Labor Nick Staikos[10]
Berwick Liberal
Box Hill Labor Paul Hamer[10]
Brighton Liberal
Broadmeadows Labor Kathleen Matthews-Ward[10]
Brunswick Greens Tim Read[13] –
Bulleen Liberal
Bundoora Labor Colin Brooks[10]
Carrum Labor Sonya Kilkenny[10]
Caulfield Liberal
Clarinda Labor Meng Heang Tak[10]
Cranbourne Labor Pauline Richards[10]
Croydon Liberal
Dandenong Labor Gabrielle Williams[10]
Eildon Liberal
Eltham Labor Vicki Ward[10]
Essendon Labor Danny Pearson[10] James Williams[14]
Eureka Labor Michaela Settle[10]
Euroa National
Evelyn Liberal
Footscray Labor Katie Hall[10]
Frankston Labor Paul Edbrooke[10]
Geelong Labor Christine Couzens[10]
Gippsland East National
Gippsland South National
Glen Waverley Labor John Mullahy[10]
Greenvale Labor Iwan Walters[10]
Hastings Labor Paul Mercurio[10]
Hawthorn Liberal
Ivanhoe Labor Anthony Carbines[10] Nina Crawley[15]
Kalkallo Labor Ros Spence[10]
Kew Liberal
Kororoit Labor Luba Grigorovitch[10]
Lara Labor Ella George[10]
Laverton Labor Sarah Connolly[10]
Lowan National
Macedon Labor Mary-Anne Thomas[10]
Malvern Liberal Amelia Hamer[16]
Melbourne Greens
Melton Labor
Mildura National
Mill Park Labor Lily D'Ambrosio[10]
Monbulk Labor Daniela De Martino[10]
Mordialloc Labor Tim Richardson[10]
Mornington Liberal
Morwell National
Mulgrave Labor Eden Foster[10]
Murray Plains National
Narracan[†] Liberal
Narre Warren North Labor Belinda Wilson[10]
Narre Warren South Labor Gary Maas[10]
Nepean Liberal
Niddrie Labor Ben Carroll[10]
Northcote Labor Kat Theophanous[10] Campbell Gome[17]
Oakleigh Labor Steve Dimopoulos[10]
Ovens Valley National
Pakenham Labor Alessandra Soliven[18]
Pascoe Vale Labor Anthony Cianflone[10] Angelica Panopoulos[13]
Point Cook Labor Mathew Hilakari[10] Ponraj Krishna Pandi[19]
Polwarth Liberal Jesse Holden[20]
Prahran Liberal Angelica Di Camillo[21]
Preston Labor Nathan Lambert[10] Loki Sangarya[22]
Richmond Greens
Ringwood Labor
Ripon Labor Martha Haylett[10]
Rowville Liberal Max Williams[23] Sandringham Liberal
Shepparton National
South Barwon Labor
South-West Coast Liberal
St Albans Labor Natalie Suleyman[10]
Sunbury Labor Josh Bull[10] Simmone Cottom[24]
Sydenham Labor
Tarneit Labor Dylan Wight[10] Rifai Raheem[25]
Thomastown Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny[10]
Warrandyte Liberal
Wendouree Labor Juliana Addison[10]
Werribee Labor John Lister[10]
Williamstown Labor Melissa Horne[10]
Yan Yean Labor Lauren Kathage[10]

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.

Labor
candidates 		Coalition
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		PHON
candidates
  1. Mat Morgan[26]
SFF
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
Companions & Pets
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

North Eastern Metropolitan

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

Labor
candidates 		Liberal
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates
Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
Sustainable
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

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.

Labor
candidates 		Liberal
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Socialists
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates
Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		SFF
candidates
Companions and Pets
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

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.

Labor
candidates 		Coalition
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		PHON
candidates
  1. Cate Sinclair[27]
Libertarian
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates
  1. Georgie Purcell[28]
Socialists
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

South Eastern Metropolitan

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

Labor
candidates 		Liberal
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		DLP
candidates
  1. Matthew Kirwan[29]
Family First
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
  1. Jane Foreman[30]
Sustainable
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

Southern Metropolitan

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

Liberal
candidates 		Labor
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		DLP
candidates
AJP
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
SFF
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

Western Metropolitan

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

Labor
candidates 		Liberal
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
  1. Brittney Henderson[31]
Family First
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Freedom
candidates
  1. Bernie Finn[32]
New Democrats
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates

Western Victoria

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

Labor
candidates 		Coalition
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates
PHON
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Socialists
candidates 		Companions and Pets
candidates
Freedom
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates


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