Candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election
This is a list of the candidates of the 2022 Victorian state election.
A record 742 candidates contested the 88 Legislative Assembly seats at the Victorian election on 26 November 2022, also including the supplementary election in Narracan on 28 January 2023. This overtook the previous record of 543 candidates in 2014 and was well up from 507 candidates in 2018. The 454 candidates for the Legislative Council is the highest number of upper house candidates in a Victorian election, up from 380 in 2018.[1]
Retiring MPs
editThe following members did not contest the election:
Labor
edit- Luke Donnellan MLA (Narre Warren North) – lost preselection 13 December 2021[2]
- Nazih Elasmar MLC (Northern Metropolitan)
- John Eren MLA (Lara) – announced 26 November 2021[3]
- Martin Foley MLA (Albert Park) – announced 23 June 2022[4]
- Mark Gepp MLC (Northern Victoria) – announced 2 December 2021[5]
- Danielle Green MLA (Yan Yean) – announced 24 November 2021[6]
- Dustin Halse MLA (Ringwood) – announced 24 November 2021[7]
- Jill Hennessy MLA (Altona) – announced 24 November 2021[8]
- Marlene Kairouz MLA (Kororoit) – lost preselection 13 December 2021[9]
- James Merlino MLA (Monbulk) – announced 23 June 2022[4]
- Frank McGuire MLA (Broadmeadows) – lost preselection 13 December 2021[9]
- Lisa Neville MLA (Bellarine) – announced 23 June 2022[4]
- Martin Pakula MLA (Keysborough) – announced 23 June 2022[4]
- Jaala Pulford MLC (Western Victoria) – announced 28 October 2022[10]
- Robin Scott MLA (Preston) – lost preselection 13 December 2021[9]
- Richard Wynne MLA (Richmond) – announced 25 November 2021[11]
Liberal
edit- Bruce Atkinson MLC (Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 9 June 2022[12]
- Gary Blackwood MLA (Narracan) – announced 9 November 2021[13]
- Neale Burgess MLA (Hastings) – announced 11 November 2021[14]
- Cathrine Burnett-Wake MLC (Eastern Victoria) – lost preselection 31 July 2022[15]
- David Morris MLA (Mornington) – lost preselection 10 December 2021[16]
- Craig Ondarchie MLC (Northern Metropolitan) – lost preselection 24 July 2022[17]
- Gordon Rich-Phillips MLC (South Eastern Metropolitan) – announced 17 June 2022[18]
- Tim Smith MLA (Kew) – announced 7 November 2021[19]
National
edit- Steph Ryan MLA (Euroa) – announced 5 July 2022[20]
Independent
edit- Russell Northe MLA (Morwell) – announced 26 July 2022[21]
Legislative Assembly
editSitting 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[22][23] | Greens candidate[24] | AJP candidate[25] | Family First candidate | Freedom candidate[26] | Other candidates[27][28] |
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Albert Park | Labor | Nina Taylor[29] | Lauren Sherson (Lib) | Kim Samiotis | Cassandra Westwood | Viorel Bradea | Elizabeth Antunovic | Georgie Dragwidge (Ind)[29] Lance Smart (LDP) |
Ashwood | Labor | Matt Fregon | Asher Judah (Lib) | Peter Morgan | Milton Griffiths | Keith Geyer | Norman F. Baker | Michael Doyle (Ind)[30] Lynnette Saloumi (Ind) |
Bass | Labor | Jordan Crugnale | Aaron Brown (Lib) Brett Tessari (Nat) |
Callum Bugbird | Elly Mousellis | Martin Verhagen | Marcus Munday | Meg Edwards (Ind) Jeni Jobe (Ind) Mark O'Neill (DLP) |
Bayswater | Labor | Jackson Taylor | Nick Wakeling (Lib) | Nadia Sirninger Rankin | Alyssa Wormald | Gary Coombes | Chris Field | Thomas Dolan (DLP) Chloe Mackallah (Ind) Ashley Heap (LCA) |
Bellarine | Labor | Alison Marchant | Donnie Grigau (Lib) | Rachel Semmens | Adam Cardilini | Guy Manuell | Kylee Muse | Sarah Fenton (Ind)[31] Brett Anthony Ritchie (DHJP) Brendan Taylor (AVP) |
Benambra | Liberal | Mark Tait | Bill Tilley (Lib) | Luke Brady | Mike Fuery | Janelle Stratton | Adrian James O'Brien | Jacqui Hawkins (Ind)[31] Dean Rossiter (LDP) |
Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Darin Schade (Lib) | Michael Tolhurst | Vyonne McLelland-Howe | Evelyn Keetelaar | – | James Laurie (Ind) Ben Mihail (PHON) |
Bendigo West | Labor | Maree Edwards | Ken Price (Lib) | James Searle | Victoria Maxwell | Steve Serpell | Richard Woolley | Matthew Bansemer (Ind)[32] Marilyn Nuske (Ind) Wayne Taylor (LCA) |
Bentleigh | Labor | Nick Staikos | Debbie Taylor-Haynes (Lib) | Alana Galli-McRostie | David Harris | Paul Ryan | – | Simon Gnieslaw (Ind)[33] |
Berwick | Liberal | Malik Zaveer | Brad Battin (Lib) | Hayley Perry | Katherine Dolheguy | Joel van der Horst | Kerry Haupt | – |
Box Hill | Labor | Paul Hamer | Nicole Ta-Ei Werner (Lib) | Joanne Shan | Sebastian Folloni | Gary Ong | Alicia Riera | Paul Dean (DLP) Cameron Liston (Ind)[34] Wayne Tseng (Ind) |
Brighton | Liberal | Louise Crawford | James Newbury (Lib) | Sarah Dekiere | Alicia Walker | Nick Sciola | – | John Casley (Ind) Felicity Frederico (Ind)[35] Sally Gibson (Ind) |
Broadmeadows | Labor | Kathleen Matthews-Ward | Baris Duzova (Lib) | Joe Aguilus | Candace Feild | Bienne Tam | – | Mohamed Elmustapha (Ind) Omar Hassan (VS) Arie Huybregts (Ind)[36] Ben Sutter (RP) |
Brunswick | Greens | Mike Williams | Minh Quan Nguyen (Lib) | Tim Read | Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne | Lilian Sabry Shaker | – | Shea Evans (RP) Nahui Jimenez (VS) Kenneth Taylor (Ind) |
Bulleen | Liberal | Ian Rogers | Matthew Guy (Lib) | Kellie Stafford | Elnaz Jafari | Jason Stokes | Voula Patrikios | Sanjeev Sabhlok (Ind) |
Bundoora | Labor | Colin Brooks | Sahil Tomar (Lib) | Julie O'Brien | Bella Holgate | Ethan Jones | Andrew Lu | Eric Koelmeyer (Ind) |
Carrum | Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | Bec Buchanan (Lib) | Jayde Lillico | Taylor Macgregor Owen | Jeremy Cameron | Georgia Erevindis | Damian Willis (Ind) |
Caulfield | Liberal | Lior Harel | David Southwick (Lib) | Rachel Iampolski | Asher Myerson | Lynne Edwell | – | Michael Abelman (LDP)[37] Nomi Kaltmann (Ind)[31] |
Clarinda | Labor | Meng Heang Tak | Anthony Richardson (Lib) | Jessamine Moffett | Sue Litchfield | Karen Hastings | Steve Wolfe | Hung Vo (Ind) Caroline White (Ind)[38] |
Cranbourne | Labor | Pauline Richards | Jagdeep Singh (Lib) | Kiran Vempati | Gwynne Brennan | Bradley Harvey | Gerardine Hansen | Chris Norton (DLP) Peter Bernard Philpott (DHJP) |
Croydon | Liberal | Sorina Grasso | David Hodgett (Lib) | Brendan Powell | Harley McDonald-Eckersall | Dan Nebauer | – | Sophia de Wit (DLP) |
Dandenong | Labor | Gabrielle Williams | Karen Broadley (Lib) | Matthew Kirwan | Andrew Klop | Audrey Harmse | Anthony Levchenko | Tham Turner (LDP) |
Eildon | Liberal | Jane Judd | Cindy McLeish (Lib) | Wil Mikelsons | Chloe Bond | Tim Lacey | Joshua Rusic | Kammy Cordner Hunt (Ind) Robert Thornton (Ind) |
Eltham | Labor | Vicki Ward | Jason McClintock (Lib) | Alex Grimes | Catriona Marshall | Hugh Stubley | – | Leila Karimi (DLP) |
Essendon | Labor | Danny Pearson | Angelo Baronessa (Lib) | Jared Prentis | Gayle Williams | Margaret Muir | David Wright | Nicholas Hope (RP) Daniel Nair Dadich (VS) |
Eureka | Labor | Michaela Settle | Paul Tatchell (Lib) | Sam McColl | Wendy Morrison | Adrian Garcia | Antony Giampaolo | Mark Banwell (Ind) Michael Ray (Ind)[39] Nicola Reid (Ind)[40] Tabitha Rickard (DLP) |
Euroa | National | Angela Tough | Annabelle Cleeland* (Nat) Brad Hearn (Lib) |
James Bennett | Elaine Haddock | Paul Bachelor | Raymond Rowbotham | – |
Evelyn | Liberal | Lorna Dent | Bridget Vallence (Lib) | Andrew Henley | Jan Heald | Jeanette Dobson | – | Nat De Francesco (Ind) Rosalie De Francesco (Ind) |
Footscray | Labor | Katie Hall | Emete Joesika (Lib) | Elena Pereyra | Shohre Mansouri Jajaee | Russell Muir | Alan Williams (DLP) Jorge Jorquera (VS) | |
Frankston | Labor | Paul Edbrooke | Michael O'Reilly (Lib) | Emily Green | Elizabeth Johnston | Richard Brown | Dragan Suric | Chrysten Abraham (LDP) Darren Bergwerf (Ind) Henry Kelsall (Ind) |
Geelong | Labor | Christine Couzens | James Bennett-Hullin (Lib) | Aleisha Smith | Bob Motta | Madeleine Parker-Hill | – | Angela Carr (Ind)[36] Stephen Juhasz (Ind) |
Gippsland East | National | Stephen Richardson | Tim Bull (Nat) | Nissa Ling | Sally Court | Carl John Fechner | Ed Barnes | Ricky Muir (SFF) |
Gippsland South | National | Denise Ryan | Danny O'Brien (Nat) | Jay Tiziani-Simpson | Helen Jeges | Paul Furlong | Angela Newnham | Clay Esler (Ind) |
Glen Waverley | Liberal | John Mullahy | Neil Angus (Lib) | Steph Partridge | Maddy Hance | Kristeen Huisman | Joyce Harris | Scott Marsh (DLP) |
Greenvale | Labor | Iwan Walters | Usman Ghani (Lib) | Clara Santa-Isabel | Rosanna Furina | Maria Bengtsson | Lauren Styles | Mutullah Can Yolbulan (VS) Fatma Erciyas (Ind) |
Hastings | Liberal | Paul Mercurio | Briony Hutton (Lib) | Paul Saunders | Tyson Jack | Tom Sabo | Felicity Benson | Camille de Wit (DLP) Robert Whitehill (Ind) |
Hawthorn | Labor | John Kennedy | John Pesutto (Lib) | Nick Savage | Faith Fuhrer | Ken Triantafillis | – | Stratton Bell (DLP) Melissa Lowe (Ind)[41] Richard Peppard (LDP)[42] |
Ivanhoe | Labor | Anthony Carbines | Bernadette Khoury (Lib) | Emily Bieber | Sonja Ristevski | Sarah Hayward | – | Craig Langdon (Ind) |
Kalkallo | Labor | Ros Spence | Bikram Singh (Lib) | Muhammad Nisar Ul Murtaza | Frances Lowe | Das Sayer | – | Sergio Monsalve Tobon (VS) Callum John French (Ind) Jimmy George Parel (Ind) Smiley Sandhu (ND) |
Kew | Liberal | Lucy Skelton | Jess Wilson (Lib) | Jackie Carter | Ruby Schofield | Ann Seeley | – | Finlay Davis (Ind) Kym Sullivan (Ind) Sophie Torney (Ind) |
Kororoit | Labor | Luba Grigorovitch | John Fletcher (Lib) | Ben Chester | Katherine Divita | Melanie Milutinovic | – | Joh Bauch (Ind) Zuzanna Brown (DLP) Jaz Chandok (ND) Belle Gibson (VS) |
Lara | Labor | Ella George | Ralph Krein (Lib) | Courtney Gardner | Peter Kelly | Steve Rankine | – | Sarah Hathway (Ind)[36] Maxim Payne (LDP) Ash Taylor (AVP) |
Laverton | Labor | Sarah Connolly | Raja Reddy (Lib) | Braishna Durzada | Pouya Bagheri | David Fry | Trent Raymond | Rufo Paredes (Ind) Catherine Robertson (VS)[28] Gurneet Soni (ND) Michael Wirth (DLP) |
Lowan | National | Mick Monaghan | Emma Kealy (Nat) | Richard Lane | Tamasin Ramsay | Robert Coleman | – | Richard Etherton (AVP) Amanda Mead (Ind)[43] |
Macedon | Labor | Mary-Anne Thomas | Dominic Bonanno (Lib) | Marley McRae McLeod | Iris Bergmann | Chris McCormack | Kerryn Sedgman | Huntly Barton (Ind) Amanda Evezard (PHON) |
Malvern | Liberal | Darren Natale | Michael O'Brien (Lib) | Mitchell Fuller | Amelia Natoli | Judy Schmidt | – | Steve Stefanopoulos (Ind) |
Melbourne | Greens | Rebecca Thistleton | George Palackalody (Lib) | Ellen Sandell | Rabin Bangaar | Michael Janson | Steven Smith | Laylah Al-Saimary (Ind) Colleen Bolger (VS) Nicola Foxworthy (RP) |
Melton | Labor | Steve McGhie | Graham Watt (Lib) | Praise Morris | Fiona Adin-James | Richard Brunt | Tony Dobran | Ashley Alp (DLP) Jarrod Bingham (Ind) Ian Birchall (Ind)[44] Paul Blackborrow (SFF) Lucienne Ciappara (HAP) Samantha Donald (DHJP) Jasleen Kaur (Ind) Jason Perera (Ind) |
Mildura | Independent | Stella Zigouras | Jade Benham* (Nat) Paul Matheson (Lib) |
Katie Clements | Angylina Zayn | Brad Stratton | Phillippe Brougham | Ali Cupper (Ind) Glenn Milne (Ind)[45] Sonia Brymer (Ind)[46] Felicity Sharpe (DLP) |
Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | Paige Yap (Lib) | Chris Kearney | Marcia Simons | Craig Anderson | Andrew Filippopoulos | – |
Monbulk | Labor | Daniela De Martino | Gareth Ward (Lib) | Michael Ormsby | Leah Folloni | David Higgins | Veronica Barnes | Craig Cole (Ind) Johanna Skelton (Ind) |
Mordialloc | Labor | Tim Richardson | Phillip Pease (Lib) | Daniel Lessa | Chi Vo | Patrick Lum | Deborah Albrecht | Sarah O'Donnell (Ind)[47] Phil Reid (Ind) |
Mornington | Liberal | Georgia Fowler | Chris Crewther (Lib) | Harry Sinclair | Leonie Schween | Ross Hayward | Paul Pettitt | Jane Agirtan (Ind) Kate Lardner (Ind)[31] |
Morwell | Independent | Kate Maxfield[48] | Martin Cameron* (Nat) Dale Harriman (Lib) |
Rochelle Hine | Jessica McAuliffe | Brendan Clarke | Alexander Maidana | Sharon Gibson (Ind) Allan Hicken (PHON) Tracie Lund (Ind)[49] David Snelling (SFF) |
Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Michael Piastrino (Lib) | Robert Lim | David Mould | Jane Foreman | Aidan McLindon | Ian Cook (Ind)[50] Howard Lee (Ind) Fotini Theodossopoulou (Ind) Joseph Toscano (Ind) Maree Wood (DLP) |
Murray Plains | National | Damien Hurrell | Peter Walsh (Nat) | John Brownstein | Glenys Leung | Cameron MacPherson | Katia Bish | Andrea Otto (Ind) |
Narracan[†] | Liberal | – | Wayne Farnham (Lib) | Alyssa Weaver | Austin Cram | Brendan Clarke | Leonie Blackwell | Michael Abelman (LDP) Sophia Camille De Wit (DLP) Ian Honey (Ind) Annemarie McCabe (Ind) Casey Murphy (PHON) Tony Wolfe (Ind) |
Narre Warren North | Labor | Belinda Wilson | Timothy Dragan (Lib) | Laura McLean | Sheree Gardner | Christine Elkins | Craig Parker | Stephen Capon (Ind)[51] Stephen Matulec (LDP) Monique Ruyter (SFF) Andrew Zmegac (DLP) |
Narre Warren South | Labor | Gary Maas | Annette Samuel (Lib) | Susanna Moore | Michael Gallagher | Jacqueline Harvey | Geoff Hansen | Tylere Baker-Pearce (Ind) Christine Skrobo (LDP) |
Nepean | Labor | Chris Brayne | Sam Groth (Lib) | Esther Gleixner | Pamela Engelander | Janny Dijkman | Hank Leine | Charelle Ainslie (Ind) Jay Miller (CPP) Cynthia Skruzny (DLP) Elizabeth Woolcock (Ind) |
Niddrie | Labor | Ben Carroll | Alan Youhana (Lib) | Declan McGinness | Shannon Meilak | Joanne Garcia | Frank Maugeri | Georgia Grammenos (ND) Holly Kruse (DLP) Brad Reich (VS) |
Northcote | Labor | Kat Theophanous | Stewart Todhunter (Lib) | Campbell Gome | Tim Oseckas | Kathrine Ashton | Anastacia Ntouni | Anthony Cave (LDP) April Clarke (RP) Kath Larkin (VS) |
Oakleigh | Labor | Steve Dimopoulos | Jim Grivokostopoulos (Lib) | Hsiang-Han Hsieh | Loraine Fabb | Edward Sok | Anthony Jacobs | Dominique Murphy (Ind)[52] Parashos Kioupelis (Ind) |
Ovens Valley | National | Zuvele Leschen | Tim McCurdy (Nat) | Zoe Kromar | Aisha Slater | Anna Wise | Mark Bugge | Julian Fidge (LDP) |
Pakenham | Labor | Emma Vulin | David Farrelly (Lib) | Michelle Maibaum | Hannah Pledger-Firth | Christopher Gore | Sammi Clarke | Brett Owen (Ind)[53] Sarasadat Sarkeshik (DLP) Angela Siladji (PHON) Rajvir Singh Sagoo (Ind) Elissa Smith (LCA) |
Pascoe Vale | Labor | Anthony Cianflone | Tom Wright (Lib) | Angelica Panopoulos | Elizabeth Adams | Richard Cimbaro | – | Sue Bolton (Ind)[36] Margee Glover (RP) Madaleine Hah (VS) |
Point Cook | Labor | Mathew Hilakari | Angela Newhouse (Lib) | Shamsher Khan | Terri Beech | Carolyn Cronkwright | Adrian Abdulovski | Rakhi P. Chaudhary (ND) Joe Garra (Ind)[44] Lisa Jane Gatti (TMP) Scott Grimley (DHJP) Daniel Hamman (DLP) Emma Law (HAP) Alex McAulay (VS) Shwetali Sawant (Ind)[54] Larry Zhao (Ind)[55] |
Polwarth | Liberal | Hutch Hussein | Richard Riordan (Lib) | Hilary McAllister | Elisha Atchison | Hollie Hunter | – | Denes C. Borsos (Ind) Joseph Vincent Remenyi (DHJP) |
Prahran | Greens | Wesa Chau | Matthew Lucas (Lib) | Sam Hibbins | Alice Le Huray | Ronald Emilsen | – | Alan Menadue (Ind) |
Preston | Labor | Nathan Lambert | Amanda Paliouras (Lib) | Patchouli Paterson | Rachel Unicomb | Raouf Soliman | Angelique Matias | Gaetano Greco (Ind)[56] Carmen Lahiff Jenkins (RP) Steph Price (VS) Brian Sanaghan (Ind) |
Richmond | Labor | Lauren O'Dwyer | Lucas Moon (Lib) | Gabrielle de Vietri | Lis Viggers | Markus Freiverts | – | Jeremy Cowen (RP) Roz Ward (VS) |
Ringwood | Labor | Will Fowles | Cynthia Watson (Lib) | Reuben Steen | Nicholas Rowe | Richard Griffith-Jones | Robyn M. Siemer | Gary Ryan (DLP) |
Ripon | Liberal | Martha Haylett | Louise Staley (Lib) | Earl James | Holly Sitters | Craig George | – | Bernard Quince (Ind)[57] Luke Smith (SFF) Wren Louise Wilson (DHJP) |
Rowville | Liberal | Mannie Verma | Kim Wells (Lib) | Angelica di Camillo | Diane Glenane | Stephen Burgess | Peterine Smulders | Nicole Seymour (Ind) |
Sandringham | Liberal | Bettina Prescott | Brad Rowswell (Lib) | Alysia Regan | Barbara Eppingstall | Jill Chalmers | – | Rodney Campbell (Ind) Clarke Martin (Ind)[58] Karla Zmegac (DLP) |
Shepparton | Independent | Liam Cowan | Cheryl Hammer (Lib) Kim O'Keeffe* (Nat) |
Ian Christoe | Katherine Taylor | Alison White | Diane M. Teasdale | Suzanna Sheed (Ind) Sueie McGrath (DLP) |
South Barwon | Labor | Darren Cheeseman | Andrew Katos (Lib) | Genevieve Dawson-Scott | Naomi Adams | Alan Barron | Simone Tomlinson | Leone Bates (DLP) Jeynelle Marie Dean (DHJP) |
South-West Coast | Liberal | Kylie Gaston | Roma Britnell (Lib) | Thomas Campbell | Jacinta Anderson | Chris Brunt | – | Carol Altmann (Ind)[59] Jim Doukas (Ind) James Brash Grimley (DHJP) Michael McCluskey (Ind) |
St Albans | Labor | Natalie Suleyman | Maria Kerr (Lib) | Joel Bentley | Jason Caracassis | Russell Walton | Kim Cullen | Mark Hobart (DLP) Zaffer Mannan (ND) Virginia Tachos (Ind)[60] Van Thanh Rudd (VS) |
Sunbury | Labor | Josh Bull | Simmone Cottom (Lib) | Richard Burke | Rohanna Mohr | Charles Pace | – | Peter Bayliss (DLP) James Gallagher (VS) Rushi Vijaykumar Patel (ND) |
Sydenham | Labor | Natalie Hutchins | Joseph Cullia (Lib) | Maggie Ralph | Karina Leung | Marvet Tawadros | Alejandro Ramos | Hajar Chlihi (VS) Jakueline Radovani (DLP) |
Tarneit | Labor | Dylan Wight | Preet Singh (Lib) | Clare Miller | Maurita Rahn | Thomas Jeffrey | Erum Maqsood | Aijaz Moinuddin (Ind) Jaydeep Patel (ND) Claudio Uribe (VS) |
Thomastown | Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | Gurdawar Singh (Lib) | Matt Sinapi | Evie Levens | Colleen McNamara | – | Kelly Cvetkova (VS) |
Warrandyte | Liberal | Naomi Oakley | Ryan Smith (Lib) | Deepak Joshi | Nicola Rae | Richard Vernay | – | Cynthia Pilli (Ind) |
Wendouree | Labor | Juliana Addison | Samantha McIntosh (Lib) | Ellen Burns | Bryn Hills | Ian Harkness | – | Dianne Colbert (DLP) |
Werribee | Labor | Tim Pallas | Mia Shaw (Lib) | Jack Boddeke | Josh Segrave | Matthew Emerson | Mark Strother | Patrizia Barcatta (Ind)[61] Kathryn Breakwell (DLP) Trevor Russell Collins (TMP) Karen Hogan (HAP) Paul Hopper (Ind) Heni Cazlynn Kwan (Ind) Sue Munro (VS) Prashant Tandon (ND) Patricia Anne Wicks (DHJP) |
Williamstown | Labor | Melissa Horne | Daria Kellander (Lib) | Suzette Rodoreda | Patricia Mackevicius | Joshua Mosely | Alexander Ansalone | Rochelle Fisher (DLP) Julien Q. Macandili (VS) |
Yan Yean | Labor | Lauren Kathage | Richard Welch (Lib) | Samantha Mason | Ruth Parramore | James Hall | Con Bouroutzis | Mandy Anne Grimley (DHJP) Alexandar Krstic (SFF) Jack Wooldridge (DLP) |
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editSitting 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 (*).
The Labor Party are defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition are defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party are defending one seat.
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The Labor Party is defending two seats, however incumbent Labor MLC Jaala Pulford retired close to the election. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending one seat. Derryn Hinch's Justice Party is defending one seat. The Animal Justice Party is defending one seat.
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Resignations and disendorsements
editDate | Party | Candidate | Seat | Details | |
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4 July 2022 | Labor | Kacie Duncan | Morwell | Replaced by Kate Maxfield.[62] | |
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Greg Brown | Ovens Valley | Party disbanded.[63] | |
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Philip Le Liu | Party disbanded.[63] | ||
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Ingrid Maynard | Eastern Victoria | Party disbanded.[63] | |
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Helen Pavlidis-Mihalakos | Party disbanded.[63] | ||
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Gabriel Rossi | Western Metropolitan | Party disbanded.[63] | |
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Joanne Tadmore | Party disbanded.[63] | ||
13 August 2022 | Victorians | Oscar Yildiz | Northern Metropolitan | Party disbanded.[63] | |
12 October 2022 | Independent Liberal | Ben Lucas | Narracan | Withdrew and endorsed Liberal candidate Wayne Farnham.[64] | |
October 2022 | Independent | Aaron Lim | Richmond | Withdrew for reasons unknown.[65] | |
Pre-mid-November 2022 | Freedom | Nick Clonaridis | Eastern Victoria | Withdrew for reasons unknown.[65] | |
Pre-mid-November 2022 | Conservative | Vern Hughes | Eastern Victoria | Withdrew for reasons unknown.[65] |
Notes
edit- † Shaun Gilchrist, the Nationals candidate for the district of Narracan, died on 20 November 2022. This resulted in the election being declared as "failed" by the VEC, and a supplementary election was held on 28 January 2023 for which parties and candidates had to re-register. The original candidate list was: Justin Seddon (Labor), Wayne Farnham (Liberal), Shaun Gilchrist (Nationals), Alyssa Weaver (Greens), Laura Rees (AJP), Hannah Darts (Family First), Leonie Blackwell (Freedom), Casey Murphy (PHON), Tony Wolfe (Independent).[66]
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