Candidates of the 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

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.

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[11]
Ashwood Labor Matt Fregon[11] Tim Randall[12]
Bass Labor Chris Buckingham[13] Sophie Thorn[14]
Bayswater Labor Julie Buxton[15]
Bellarine Labor Alison Marchant[11] Dom Williams (SA)[16]
Benambra Liberal Steve Martin[17]
Bendigo East Labor Jacinta Allan[11]
Bendigo West Labor Maree Edwards[11] Liza Shaw[18]
Bentleigh Labor Nick Staikos[11]
Berwick Liberal Nalinda Amarasiri Gunawardana[19]
Box Hill Labor Paul Hamer[11] Sally Houguet[20] Saravina Afaj[21]
Brighton Liberal Jessica Smith[22]
Broadmeadows Labor Kathleen Matthews-Ward[11] Mutullah Can Yolbulan[22] Sue Bolton (SA)[23]
Brunswick Greens Adam Pulford[24] Naomi Farmer[25]
Bulleen Liberal
Bundoora Labor Colin Brooks[11] Nina Laitala[26] Sagar Sanyal[22]
Carrum Labor Sonya Kilkenny[11]
Caulfield Liberal
Clarinda Labor Meng Heang Tak[11]
Cranbourne Labor Pauline Richards[11] Reem Yunis[27]
Croydon Liberal Grant Hutchinson[28] Lini Fernando[29]
Dandenong Labor Gabrielle Williams[11] Jack McMahon[22]
Eildon Liberal
Eltham Labor Vicki Ward[11]
Essendon Labor Danny Pearson[11] James Williams[30] Michal Kedem[22]
Eureka Labor Michaela Settle[11] Sam McColl[31]
Euroa National
Evelyn Liberal
Footscray Labor Katie Hall[11] Elena Pereyra[32] Jasmine Duff[22]
Frankston Labor Paul Edbrooke[11] Andrew Cheeseman[33]
Geelong Labor Christine Couzens[11] Emilie Flynn[34] Brenden Grull (SA)[16]
Gippsland East National
Gippsland South National
Glen Waverley Labor John Mullahy[11]
Greenvale Labor Iwan Walters[11] Kirill Smelov[22]
Hastings Labor Paul Mercurio[11]
Hawthorn Liberal Kylie Rocha[35]
Ivanhoe Labor Anthony Carbines[11] Nina Crawley[36] Ben Milne[22]
Kalkallo Labor Ros Spence[11] Courtney Millett[22]
Kew Liberal
Kororoit Labor Luba Grigorovitch[11] Rayan Hassan[22]
Lara Labor Ella George[11] Sarah Hathway (SA)[16]
Laverton Labor Sarah Connolly[11] Van Thanh Rudd[22]
Lowan National
Macedon Labor Mary-Anne Thomas[11] Marley McRae McLeod[37]
Malvern Liberal Amelia Hamer[38]
Melbourne Greens Davydd Griffiths[39] Ellen Sandell[40] Jordan van den Lamb[41]
Melton Labor Broden Borg[42] Jarrod Bingham[43] Veronika Levchenkova[44]
Mildura National
Mill Park Labor Lily D'Ambrosio[11]
Monbulk Labor Daniela De Martino[11] Clare Fitzmaurice[45]
Mordialloc Labor Tim Richardson[11]
Mornington Liberal
Morwell National
Mulgrave Labor Eden Foster[11] Connor Buchanan[22]
Murray Plains National Zoe Cook[46]
Narracan Liberal
Narre Warren North Labor Belinda Wilson[11]
Narre Warren South Labor Gary Maas[11]
Nepean Liberal Anthony Marsh[47] Sianan Healy[48]
Niddrie Labor Ben Carroll[11]
Northcote Labor Kat Theophanous[11] Campbell Gome[49] Kath Larkin[22] Jim Penman (LBT)[50]
Oakleigh Labor Steve Dimopoulos[11]
Ovens Valley National
Pakenham Labor Alessandra Soliven[51] Nasser Yawari[52]
Pascoe Vale Labor Anthony Cianflone[11] Angelica Panopoulos[53] Yasemin Shamsili[22] Jacob Andrewartha (SA)[54]
Point Cook Labor Mathew Hilakari[11] Ponraj Krishna Pandi[55] Taylor Laine[22]
Polwarth Liberal Jesse Holden[56]
Prahran Liberal Meghan Hopper[57] Angelica Di Camillo[58]
Preston Labor Nathan Lambert[11] Loki Sangarya[59] Serena Ashmore[22]
Richmond Greens Sarah McKenzie[60] Gabrielle de Vietri[40] Chris Dite[22]
Ringwood Independent Rachel Halse[61] Nick McGowan[62] Amy Mills[63]
Ripon Labor Martha Haylett[11] Tim Drylie[64]
Rowville Liberal Max Williams[65]
Sandringham Liberal
Shepparton National
South Barwon Independent Rebecca Thistleton[66] Freya Hedley (SA)[16]
South-West Coast Liberal
St Albans Labor Natalie Suleyman[11] Leanna Nguyen[22] Luận Walker (West)[67]
Sunbury Labor Josh Bull[11] Simmone Cottom[68]
Sydenham Labor Uros Rasic[69]
Tarneit Labor Dylan Wight[11] Rifai Raheem[70]
Thomastown Labor Bronwyn Halfpenny[11] Priya Reddy[22]
Warrandyte Liberal
Wendouree Labor Juliana Addison[11]
Werribee Labor John Lister[11] Paul Hopper (West)[67]
Williamstown Labor Melissa Horne[11] Oskar Martin[71] Gil Gannon (West)[67]
Yan Yean Labor Lauren Kathage[11]

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[72]
SFF
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
EMI - Reform
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
  1. Richard Welch[62]
  2. Deirdre Diamante[62]
  3. John Pyrros[62]
  1. Aiv Puglielli[40]
Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
Sustainable
candidates 		EMI - Reform
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
  1. Evan Mulholland[62]
  2. Bernadette Khoury[62]
  1. Anasina Gray-Barberio[40]
  1. Omar Hassan[22]
  2. Louisa Bassini[22]
Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		SFF
candidates
EMI - Reform
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.

Coalition
candidates 		Labor
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		PHON
candidates
  1. Steven Brookes[62]
  2. TBD
  3. Amanda Millar[62]
  1. Cate Sinclair[73]
Libertarian
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		EMI - Reform
candidates
  1. Georgie Purcell[74]
Socialists
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

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.

Labor
candidates 		Liberal
candidates 		Greens
candidates 		Legalise Cannabis
candidates 		Libertarian
candidates 		DLP
candidates
  1. Phillip Pease[75]
  2. Ann-Marie Hermans[75]
  1. Matthew Kirwan[76]
Family First
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		SFF
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
  1. Jane Foreman[77]
Sustainable
candidates 		EMI - Reform
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
  1. David Davis[62]
  2. Georgie Crozier[62]
  3. Xavier Boffa[62]
  1. Katherine Copsey[40]
AJP
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		PHON
candidates 		Freedom
candidates 		Socialists
candidates
SFF
candidates 		EMI - Reform
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[78]
  1. Anneke Demanuele[22]
  2. Jorge Jorquera[22]
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[67]
  2. Sahana Ramesh[67]

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
  1. Sarah Mansfield[40]
PHON
candidates 		DLP
candidates 		Family First
candidates 		AJP
candidates 		Socialists
candidates 		EMI - Reform
candidates
Freedom
candidates 		Sustainable
candidates 		New Democrats
candidates

Resignations and disendorsements

Date Party Candidate Seat Details
December 2025 Liberal Andrew Kilmartin Ripon Unknown reasons[79]
3 January 2026 Family First Bernie Finn Western Metropolitan Disagreements with party leadership[80][81]
29 January 2026 Greens Tim Read Brunswick Metastatic cancer diagnosis[53][82]

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