This is a list of candidates for the 2014 Victorian state election. The election was held on 29 November 2014.
At the close of nominations on 14 November 2014, there were a total of 896 candidates in the election (a 26 per cent increase to the 711 candidates in the 2010 election). There were 545 candidates contesting the 88 seats of the Victorian Legislative Assembly (up from 501, an 8.6 per cent increase); and 351 candidates contesting the 40 seats in the Legislative Council (up from 206, a 68 per cent increase).
Redistribution and seat changes A redistribution of Victoria's state electoral boundaries was finalised on 17 October 2013. It saw the abolition of the Labor seats of Ballarat East, Ballarat West, Clayton, Derrimut, Keilor and Lyndhurst; the Liberal seats of Doncaster, Kilsyth, Mitcham, Scoresby and Seymour; and the Nationals seats of Benalla, Murray Valley, Rodney and Swan Hill.
The fifteen seats created to replace the fifteen abolished seats were the notionally Labor seats of Buninyong, Clarinda, Keysborough, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham and Werribee; the notionally Liberal seats of Croydon, Eildon, Ringwood, Rowville and Wendouree; and the Nationals seats of Euroa, Murray Plains and Ovens Valley. In addition, the Labor-held seats of Bellarine, Monbulk, Ripon and Yan Yean became notionally Liberal.
The member for Ballarat East, Geoff Howard (Labor), contested Buninyong. The member for Ballarat West, Sharon Knight (Labor), contested Wendouree. The member for Clayton, Hong Lim (Labor), contested Clarinda. The member for Derrimut, Telmo Languiller (Labor), contested Tarneit. The member for Doncaster, Mary Wooldridge (Liberal), contested the Legislative Council region of Eastern Metropolitan. The member for Eltham, Steve Herbert (Labor), contested the Legislative Council region of Northern Victoria. The member for Keilor, Natalie Hutchins (Labor), contested Sydenham. The member for Kilsyth, David Hodgett (Liberal), contested Croydon. The member for Lyndhurst, Martin Pakula (Labor), contested Keysborough. The member for Mitcham, Dee Ryall (Liberal), contested Ringwood. The member for Murray Valley, Tim McCurdy (Nationals), contested Ovens Valley. The member for Rodney, Paul Weller (Nationals), contested the Legislative Council region of Northern Victoria. The member for Scoresby, Kim Wells (Liberal), contested Rowville. The member for Seymour, Cindy McLeish (Liberal), contested Eildon. The member for Swan Hill, Peter Walsh (Nationals), contested Murray Plains. The member for Tarneit, Tim Pallas (Labor), contested Werribee. Northern Metropolitan MLC Matthew Guy (Liberal) contested Bulleen.
Retiring MPs
Labor Ann Barker MLA (Oakleigh) – announced 25 November 2013 Liz Beattie MLA (Yuroke) – announced 25 November 2013 Christine Campbell MLA (Pascoe Vale) – announced 13 November 2013 Joanne Duncan MLA (Macedon) – announced 4 November 2013 Joe Helper MLA (Ripon) – announced 3 December 2012 Justin Madden MLA (Essendon) – announced 15 November 2013 John Pandazopoulos MLA (Dandenong) – announced 26 November 2013Ironman Mp John Pandazopoulos Announces He Wont Recontest The Seat Of Dandenong Herald Sun Ian Trezise MLA (Geelong) – announced 3 February 2014 Kaye Darveniza MLC (Northern Victoria) – announced 29 November 2013 John Lenders MLC (Southern Metropolitan) – announced 18 November 2013 Marg Lewis MLC (Northern Victoria) – appointed to a casual vacancy but did not contest preselection Johan Scheffer MLC (Eastern Victoria) Matt Viney MLC (Eastern Victoria) – announced 15 November 2013
Liberal Ted Baillieu MLA (Hawthorn) – announced 22 August 2014 Nicholas Kotsiras MLA (Bulleen) – announced 12 January 2014Multicultural Affairs Minister Nicholas Kotsiras Announces His Retirement From Politics Herald Sun Andrew McIntosh MLA (Kew) – announced 17 December 2013 Ken Smith MLA (Bass) – announced 13 January 2014 Andrea Coote MLC (Southern Metropolitan) – announced 19 January 2014 David Koch MLC (Western Victoria) – announced 14 March 2014 Jan Kronberg MLC (Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 19 March 2014
National
Hugh Delahunty MLA (Lowan) – announced 10 February 2014 Jeanette Powell MLA (Shepparton) – announced 8 February 2014 Bill Sykes MLA (Benalla) – announced 9 January 2014
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.