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 Jackson Taylor MLA (Bayswater) – announced 23 September 2025 Steve McGhie MLA (Melton) – announced 23 September 2025 Emma Vulin MLA (Pakenham) – announced 30 September 2025 Jordan Crugnale MLA (Bass) – announced 2 October 2025 Natalie Hutchins MLA (Sydenham) – announced 16 October 2025 Shaun Leane MLC (North-Eastern Metropolitan Region) – announced 1 December 2025 Danny Pearson MLA (Essendon) – announced 10 April 2026 Mary-Anne Thomas MLA (Macedon) – announced 10 April 2026 Gayle Tierney, MLC (Western Victoria Region) – announced 10 April 2026 Lily D'Ambrosio, MLA (Mill Park) – announced 30 July 2026 Harriet Shing, MLC (Eastern Victoria Region) – announced 30 July 2026 Jacinta Allan, MLA (Bendigo East) – announced 14 August 2026 Maree Edwards, MLA (Bendigo West) – announced 27 August 2026
Liberal Bill Tilley MLA (Benambra) – announced 13 March 2024 David Hodgett MLA (Croydon) – announced 6 August 2025 Michael O'Brien MLA (Malvern) – announced 9 September 2025 Kim Wells MLA (Rowville) – announced 14 September 2025 Wendy Lovell MLC (Northern Victoria Region) – announced 5 January 2026 Joe McCracken MLC (Western Victoria Region) – announced 12 January 2026
National Peter Walsh MLA (Murray Plains) – announced 26 November 2024 Tim Bull MLA (Gippsland East) – announced 19 May 2026 Kim O'Keeffe MLA (Shepparton) – announced 21 July 2026
Greens
Tim Read † MLA (Brunswick) – announced 29 January 2026 (died 19 September 2026)
Legalise Cannabis David Ettershank MLC (Western Metropolitan Region) - announced 2 June 2026
Legislative Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Coalition candidates are denoted with (L) for Liberal Party and (N) for National Party.
ElectorateHeld byLabor candidateCoalition candidateGreens candidateOne Nation candidateSocialists candidateOther candidatesAlbert ParkLaborNina Taylor Sonya SemmensTammy LindrumColleen BolgerGeorgie Dragwidge (Ind) Daniel O'Neill AshwoodLaborMatt FregonTheo Zographos (L)Tim RandallJacob van der EyndenHitendra Joshi (Ind)BassLabor Chris BuckinghamRochelle Halstead (L)Sophie ThornNikole SchellekensChris JobeBayswaterLaborJulie BuxtonDavid Kitchen (L)Jess KennedyKayte BleakneyAlec FergusonGary Coombs (FF)BellarineLaborAlison MarchantCallum Whitehead (L)Mitch PopeRoss McRaeRonan KeoghDom Williams (SA)BenambraLiberalSteve Martin (L)Graham PartonKellie SheppardAlex VangalenLachie McKeeman (Ind)Mike Fruery (AJP)Bendigo EastLaborTim RickwoodAndrew Lethlean (N)Michael TolhurstCheryl HawkenDenali NorsenLiz Wright (IND) Bendigo WestLaborBrenton BaldwinDavid Hutchings (N)Liza ShawEllen MorganTayne ShalevskiBentleighLaborNick StaikosTynan Putt (L)Karli McRostieHerbert LonsingLiam KrugerBerwickLiberalRana KhanBrad Battin (L)Roshan De SilvaMichael PiastrinoNalinda Amarasiri GunawardanaVincenzo De Paolis (FF)Box HillLaborPaul HamerSally Houguet (L)Aaron QinJamie BakerSaravina AfajHeena Sinha Cheung (Ind)Peter Fagg (FF)BrightonLiberalBridget MullahyJames Newbury (L)Ebony BainAlexander FaganJessica SmithBroadmeadowsLaborKathleen Matthews-WardMaryam NasimEthan KeirsMutullah Can YolbulanSue Bolton (SA)Candace Feild (AJP)BrunswickGreensGabriel StegerAdam PulfordAdam HelmanNaomi FarmerBulleenLiberalMatthew Guy (L)Tomas LightbodyMahdi AthariDimitrios TafidisGreg Rublee (Ind)BundooraLabor Colin BrooksChris Parr (L)Nina LaitalaBruce WhalleySagar SanyalMelissa Murphy-Webster (Ind)Chloe Nicolosi (AJP)CarrumLaborSonya KilkennyJeff Shelley (L)Zoe PegrumJoshua MathewsReema AbabnehCarolyn Moore(AJP)CaulfieldLiberalMikaela StafraceDavid Southwick (L)Angel DolejsíMalak AbabnehGeneviève Gilbert (FF)ClarindaLaborMeng Heang TakConor Boyd-EedleGavin BainKit MessageCranbourneLaborPauline RichardsAnnalise MercerReem YunisShane Foreman (FF)CroydonLiberalRichard FarrGrant Hutchinson (L)Lini FernandoGlenn BrindleyBeth GrimshawDavid Vanderwolf (Ind)DandenongLaborGabrielle WilliamsCatherine D'ArcyGlenda WrightJack McMahonEildonLiberalKevin GibsonCindy McLeish (L)Talia GulpililTim BarberChloe Bond (AJP)ElthamLaborVicki WardPaul Byrnes (L)Rachel BusbridgeJessie WeatherlyMaeve RichesEssendonLaborKaterine TheodosisTommy Le Deux (L)James WilliamsJohn BarnesMichal KedemOscar Yildiz (Ind)EurekaLaborMichaela SettleEmma Muir (L)Sam McCollPaul BallingerAndy RavenWendy Morrison (AJP)Ian Harkness (FF)EuroaNationalAnnabelle Cleeland (N)Alysia ReganSteve CampbellZoe LyleEvelynLiberalAnalise SherlockBridget Vallence (L)Andrew HenleyDaniel KilleyJan Heald (AJP)FootscrayLaborKatie HallElena PereyraAlexander LopezJasmine DuffMinh Quan Nguyen (West)Jess Marsh (Ind)FrankstonLaborPaul EdbrookeBree Ambry (L)Katie GoulasPaul StaffordAndrew CheesemanChrysten Abraham (Ind)Julie Harman (AJP)GeelongLaborChristine CouzensAndy Pobjoy (L)Emilie FlynnJohn De LorenzoBree VanderpolBrenden Grull (SA)Gippsland EastNationalSonny StephensGemma Rendell (N)Ash MunroSteve GoodmanAmy EspesethGippsland SouthNationalDanny O'Brien (N)Zave EvansBianca WilkeLachie McGenniskenGlen WaverleyLaborJohn MullahyJacky Sun (L)Toyo WhiteBrad CoxNicholas SiowGreenvaleLaborIwan WaltersJim Overend (L)Chris MooreKirill SmelovRosanna Furina (AJP)HastingsLaborPaul MercurioFrank Schiefler (L)Isaac WilloughbyPeter AngelicoChloe Coulson (AJP)HawthornLiberalClive CrosbyJohn Pesutto (L)Kylie RochaPaul PribilovicsTess McEnearney Shima Ibuki (Ind) (Ind)IvanhoeLaborAnthony CarbinesOscar Lopez (L) Nina CrawleyWayne HutchinsBen MilneMichelle Kennedy (Ind)KalkalloLaborRos SpencePayal TiwariTroy SteansCourtney MillettKewLiberalDavid SunJess Wilson (L)Jackie CarterSamantha LincolneSophie Torney (Ind)Ann Seeley (FF)KororoitLaborLuba GrigorovitchJoyce McDonaldSeva MelnikovRayan HassanVasundhara Kandpal (AJP)Donna Southern (West)LaraLaborElla GeorgeTheresa SlaterStephen SpyrosOliver RandallSarah Hathway (SA)LavertonLaborSarah ConnollyGhada Noune (L)Lucy NguyenRufo ParedesVan Thanh RuddShohre Mansouri (AJP)LowanNationalEmma Kealy (N)Jeff MoranLee Ann Elms (FF)MacedonLaborAnnette DeathKate Kendall (L)Marley McRae McLeodDamien ParolinCatherine WilsonNatalie Korinfsky (AJP)MalvernLiberalAmelia Hamer (L)Georgia KatsikisEdward BodeGavin LeonardChristina Zigouras (Community Independent)MelbourneGreensDavydd GriffithsEllen SandellMatthew CollinsJordan van den LambNaomi Jones (AJP)MeltonLaborBroden BorgJarrod Bingham (L)Veronika LevchenkovaMatthew KatselisFiona Adin-Jones (AJP)Marlene West (FF)MilduraNationalJade Benham (N)Katie ClementsGuy CooperRenee NayefAli Cupper (Ind)Mill ParkLaborElizabeth NealyJoel Drysdale (L) Binoy ZachariasArthur TsoutsoulisJesse LambournEve Levens (AJP)MonbulkLaborDaniela De MartinoClare Fitzmaurice (L)Merran BlairAdrian DowellAlyssa Wormald (AJP)Craig Manners (FF)MordiallocLaborTim RichardsonPaul O'Halloran (L)Alex BreskinNadia TicehurstMahee HossainMorningtonLiberalChris Crewther (L)Ashli BeardsAdrian Maher MorwellNationalTracie LundMartin Cameron (N)Rochelle HineMulgraveLaborEden FosterCharles Tran (L)https://vic.liberal.org.au/team/charles-tranPaul SchofieldCody RebbechiConnor BuchananIan Cook (IND)Murray PlainsNationalBrett Hosking (N)Zoe CookGarner SmithNarracanLiberalJannette LangleyWayne Farnham (L)Alyssa WeaverBen LucasMoss PageGeoff Dethlefs (FF)Narre Warren NorthLaborBelinda WilsonHayley PerrySebastian CrutchfieldLachlan McCrackenNarre Warren SouthLaborStefan KoomenNorliah Peterson (L)Jill NambuTrevor HammondBailey McCrackenScott Watson (Ind)NepeanLiberalAnthony Marsh (L)Sianan HealyDarren HercusSeth WillcocksMike Brown (FF)NiddrieLaborBen CarrollSamantha Byrne (L)Lana NguyenJason TavernaBrendan LawsElisabetta Celata (West)Salomae Haselgrove (AJP)NorthcoteLaborKat TheophanousLynda Awad (L)Campbell GomeKath LarkinJim Penman (LBT)OakleighLaborSteve DimopoulosMartin Jung (L)Hsiang Han-HsiehBrooke CarterRowdy BugterOvens ValleyNationalTim McCurdy (N)Ben GilbertJames RouelSteve Manning (Ind)PakenhamLaborAlessandra SolivenRadmila Dyson (L)Nasser YawariWarren PickeringStephanie GriggRaymond French (Ind)Pascoe ValeLaborAnthony CianfloneAngelica PanopoulosAndrew ForehanYasemin ShamsiliJacob Andrewartha (SA)Kathrine Ashton (FF)Point CookLaborMathew HilakariRaja Reddy (L)Ponraj Krishna PandiCameron ReidTaylor LaineMark Grech (West)PolwarthLiberalHutch HusseinRichard Riordan (L)Jesse HoldenAnna MalcolmPrahranLiberalMeghan HopperRachel Westaway (L)Angelica Di CamilloShaun VirsuClayton DoueihiPrestonLaborNathan LambertLoki SangaryaSerena AshmoreRachel Unicomb (AJP)RichmondGreensSarah McKenzieGabrielle de VietriHarrison RindfleishChris DiteRingwoodIndependentRachel HalseNick McGowan (L)Amy MillsJack GardnerPrue Cutts (Ind)RiponLaborMartha HaylettJo Armstrong (N)Megan Read (L) Tim DrylieDonna BuxtonTaylah Brennan-JonesRowvilleLiberalMuhammad ShahbazMax Williams (L)Dave MasseyBradley WattLars HiemstraSandringhamLiberalAnastasia Sagris-DesmondBrad Rowswell (L)Timon FotakisAnthony BlightLauren StevensonSheppartonNationalCayla FinGrace VerneyPhillip BryantKaren HockingSouth Barwon Independent Rebecca Thistleton Libby Pettit (L) Izzy Scherrer Josh Geard Madilyn Gorman Freya Hedley (SA)Ron Nelson (Ind)South-West CoastLiberalAndrew GovanstoneRoma Britnell (L)Silver RoseRichard HughesHera Sheppard Tamhas Buchan(FF)St AlbansLaborNatalie SuleymanBao HuynhJohn CowellLeanna NguyenLuận Walker (West)SunburyLaborJosh BullSimmone Cottom (L)Elita DabrowskiAdam BremnerBruce Lancashire (West)SydenhamLaborUros RasicNathalie Moussi (L)Maggie JaneJoh BauchShania KhanMaria Kerr (Ind)Ashley Vandenburg (Ind)TarneitLaborDylan WightRifai RaheemWalter VillagonzaloLeah Van KoulenAndrew Elsbury (West)Maurita Rahn (AJP)ThomastownLaborBronwyn HalfpennyNadia AnthonyPriya ReddyWarrandyteLiberalNicole Werner (L)Mark BurnsideJohn StanleyWendoureeLaborJuliana AddisonEllen BurnsStuart RobinsonChris MeagherMelissa Collins (AJP) Ruth Byrne(FF)WerribeeLaborJohn ListerReece Clark (L)Tushar KumarPaul PaterasSue MunroPaul Hopper (West)Matthew Emerson (FF)WilliamstownLaborMelissa HornePaul Lindemann (L)Ben HockingCatherine LoughnanOskar MartinGil Gannon (West)Tony Briffa (Ind)Yan YeanLaborLauren KathageAmanda Dow (L)Gufran MohammedJeremy JohnsonAndrew BellSinan Okatan (AJP)
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.
LaborcandidatesCoalitioncandidatesGreenscandidatesLegalise CannabiscandidatesDLPcandidatesOne Nationcandidates Renee Heath Melina Bath Matt Green Mat Morgan Danielle Burridge Neil DavisonSFFcandidatesLibertariancandidatesFreedomcandidatesAJPcandidatesFamily FirstcandidatesSocialistscandidates Helen Jaeges Max ForwardEMI - ReformcandidatesSustainablecandidatesIndependentcandidates Reade Smith Antoinette Pitt
North Eastern Metropolitan The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. The Victorian Greens are defending one seat.
LaborcandidatesLiberalcandidatesGreenscandidatesDLPcandidates LibertariancandidatesLegalise Cannabiscandidates Richard Welch Deirdre Diamante John PyrrosAiv Puglielli Gianni Del Rosario-MakridisFamily FirstcandidatesAJPcandidatesOne NationcandidatesFreedomcandidatesSFFcandidatesSocialistscandidates Chloe Nicolosi Natalie AdamsLucas Deviesseux Heather MaltbySustainablecandidatesEMI - Reformcandidates Jack Corcoran William Clow
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.