A comprehensive list of every single candidate in every single lower house electorate.
This is a seat-by-seat guide on every single electorate in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, the state's lower house.
We'll look at who has the backing of who, where you might have seen them on the ballot paper before, and what candidates will likely get up on a two-party-preferred basis - plus more!
For a guide to the upper house, click here.
For full coverage of the Victorian election, click here.
IMPORTANT: Not all candidates have been announced yet, so check back here for updates throughout the election campaign.
The order of candidates listed here does NOT necessarily reflect ballot paper order.
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GUIDE:
AVP Angry Victorians Party
AJP Animal Justice Party
AFP Australian Federation Party
ALP Australian Labor Party
CAP Companions and Pets Party
DLP Democratic Labour Party
DHJP Derryn Hinch's Justice Party
FFP Family First Party
FFV Family First Victoria
FP Freedom Party of Victoria
HAP Health Australia Party
INDP Independence Party
IND Independent
IND A1 Independent (AustraliaOne-affiliated)
IND CON Independent (Conservative-affiliated)
IND FUS Independent (FUSION-endorsed)
IND SA Independent (Socialist Alliance-endorsed)
IAPA Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia
LCP Legalise Cannabis Party
LDP Liberal Democrats
LIB Liberal Party
NAT National Party
NDP New Democrats
PHON Pauline Hanson's One Nation
RP Reason Party
RDSDA Restore Democracy Sack Dan Andrews Party
SFF Shooters, Fishers and Farmers
SAP Sustainable Australia Party
GRN The Greens
TMP Transport Matters Party
UAP United Australia Party
VP Victorians Party
VS Victorian Socialists
* = Incumbent MP
Albert Park
ALP Nina Taylor
LIB Lauren Sherson
GRN Kim Samiotis
AJP Cassandra Westwood
IND Georgie Dragwidge
LDP Lance Smart
RETIRING
ALP Martin Foley
- Nina Taylor is a current Southern Metropolitan MLC but has been preselected for Albert Park
Altona (seat abolished)
RETIRING
ALP Jill Hennessy
Ashwood
ALP Matt Fregon
LIB Asher Judah
GRN Peter Morgan
AJP Milton Griffiths
IND Michael Doyle
IND Lynnette Saloumi
Bass
ALP Jordan Crugnale*
LIB Aaron Brown
NAT Brett Tessari
GRN Calum Bugbird
AJP Elly Mousellis
IND Meg Edwards
IND Jeni Jobe
Bayswater
ALP Jackson Taylor*
LIB Nick Wakeling
GRN Nadia Sirninger Rankin
AJP Alyssa Wormald
FP Chris Field
IND Chloe Mackallah
LCP Ashley Heap
- Nick Wakeling is the current member for the abolished seat of Ferntree Gully
Bellarine
ALP Alison Marchant
LIB Donnie Grigau
GRN Rachel Semmens
AJP Adam Cardilini
DHJP Brett Ritchie
IND Sarah Fenton
RETIRING
ALP Lisa Neville
Benambra
LIB Bill Tilley*
ALP Mark Tait
GRN Luke Brady
AJP Mike Fuery
IND Jacqui Hawkins
LDP Dean Rossiter
Bendigo East
ALP Jacinta Allan*
LIB Darin Schade
GRN Michael Tolhurst
AJP Vyonne McLelland-Howe
IND James Laurie
PHON Ben Mihail
- James Laurie ran as an AustraliaOne-endorsed independent in the seat of Bendigo at the 2022 federal election
Bendigo West
ALP Maree Edwards*
LIB Ken Price
GRN James Searle
AJP Victoria Maxwell
IND Matthew Bansemer
IND Marilyn Nuske
LCP Wayne Taylor
- Matthew Bansemer ran for the Lib Dems at the 2022 federal election in the seat of Bendigo
Bentleigh
ALP Nick Staikos*
LIB Debbie Taylor-Haynes GRN Alana Galli-McRostie
AJP David Harris
IND FUS Simon Gneislaw
Berwick
LIB Brad Battin
ALP Malik Zaveer GRN Hayley Perry
AJP Katherine Dolheguy
FP Kerry Haupt
- New seat
- Brad Battin is the current member for the abolished seat of Gembrook
Box Hill
ALP Paul Hamer*
LIB Nicole Ta-Ei Werner
GRN Joanne Shan
AJP Sebastian Folloni
IND Cameron Liston
IND Wayne Tseng
Brighton
LIB James Newbury*
ALP Louise Crawford
GRN Sarah Dekiere
AJP Alicia Walker
IND John Tiger Casley
IND Felicity Frederico
IND Sally Gibson
Broadmeadows
ALP Kathleen Matthews-Ward
LIB Baris Duzova
GRN Joe Agilus
AJP Candace Feild
IND Mohamed Elmustapha
IND SA Arie Huybregts
RP Ben Sutter
VS Omar Hassan
RETIRING
ALP Frank McGuire
Brunswick
GRN Tim Read*
ALP Mike Williams
LIB Minh Quan Nguyen
AJP Rachel Lamarche
IND George Georgiou
RP Shea Evans
VS Nahui Jimenez
Bulleen
LIB Matthew Guy*
ALP Ian Rogers
GRN Kellie Stafford
AJP Elnaz Jafari
FP Voula Patrikios
IND Sanjeev Sabhlok
Bundoora
ALP Colin Brooks*
LIB Sahil Tomar
GRN Julie O'Brien
AJP Bella Holgate
FP Andrew Lu
IND Eric Koelmeyer
Buninyong (seat abolished)
ALP Michaela Settle*
Burwood (seat abolished)
ALP Will Fowles*
Carrum
ALP Sonya Kilkenny*
LIB Bec Buchanan
GRN Jayde Lillico
AJP Taylor MacGregor Owen FP Georgia Erevnidis
IND Damian Willis
Caulfield
LIB David Southwick*
ALP Lior Harel
GRN Rachel Iampolski
AJP Asher Myerson
IND Nomi Kaltmann LDP Michael Abelman
torney- Nomi Kaltmann has the backing of Climate 200
Clarinda
ALP Meng Heang Tak*
LIB Anthony Richardson
GRN Jessamine Moffett
AJP Sue Litchfield
IND Hung Vo
IND Caroline White
- Caroline White ran in the third position on the Liberal Democrats' senate ticket in Victoria at the 2022 federal election
Cranbourne
ALP Pauline Richards*
LIB Jagdeep Singh
GRN Kiran Vempati
AJP Gwynne Brennan
DHJP Peter Philpott
FP Gerardine Hansen
Croydon
LIB David Hodgett*
ALP Sorina Grasso
GRN Brendan Powell
AJP Harley McDonald-Eckersall
Dandenong
ALP Gabrielle Williams*
LIB Karen Broadley
GRN Matthew Kirwan
AJP Andrew Klop
LDP Tham Turner
Eildon
LIB Cindy McLeish*
ALP Jane Judd
GRN Wil Mikelsons
AJP Chloe Bond
FP Joshua Rusic
IND Robert Thornton
IND FUS Kammy Cordner Hunt
NO LONGER RUNNING
FP Richard Hudson
Eltham
ALP Vicki Ward*
LIB Jason McClintock
GRN Alex Grimes
AJP Catriona Marshall
Essendon
ALP Danny Pearson*
LIB Angelo Baronessa
GRN Jared Prentis
AJP Gayle Williams
FP David Wright
RP Nicholas Hope
VS Daniel Nair Dadich
Eureka
ALP Michaela Settle
LIB Paul Tatchell
GRN Sam McColl
AJP Wendy Morrison
IND Mark Banwell
IND Michael Ray
IND Nicola Reid
- New seat
- Michaela Settle is the current member for the abolished seat of Buninyong
- Michael Ray appeared to have the backing of The Sensible Centre & was considered their "team leader," but has since told 6 News there is no affiliation
Euroa
NAT Annabelle Cleeland
LIB Brad Hearn
ALP Angela Tough
GRN James Bennett
AJP Elaine Haddock
RETIRING
NAT Steph Ryan
NO LONGER RUNNING
AJP Clare van Balen
Evelyn
LIB Bridget Vallence*
ALP Lorna Dent
GRN Andrew Henley
AJP Jan Heald
IND Nat De Francesco
IND Rosalie De Francesco
Ferntree Gully (seat abolished)
LIB Nick Wakeling*
Footscray
ALP Katie Hall*
LIB Emete Joesika
GRN Elena Pereyra
AJP Shohre Mansouri
DLP Alan Williams
VS Jorge Jorquera
Forest Hill (seat abolished)
LIB Neil Angus*
- Seat replaced by Glen Waverley, read more here
Frankston
ALP Paul Edbrooke*
LIB Michael O'Reilly
GRN Emily Green
AJP Elizabeth Johnston
FP Dragan Suric
IND Darren Bergwerf
LDP Chrysten Abraham
Geelong
ALP Christine Couzens*
LIB James Bennett-Hullin
GRN Aleisha Smith
AJP Bob Motta
IND SA Angela Carr
Gembrook (seat abolished)
LIB Brad Battin*
- Seat split into Berwick, Pakenham & Monbulk, read more here
Gippsland East
NAT Tim Bull*
ALP Stephen Richardson
GRN Nissa Lin
AJP Sally Court
SFF Ricky Muir
Gippsland South
NAT Danny O'Brien*
ALP Denise Ryan
GRN Jay Tiziani-Simpson
AJP Helen Jeges
FP Angela Newnham
IND Clay Esler
Glen Waverley
LIB Neil Angus*
ALP John Mullahy
GRN Steph Partridge
AJP Maddy Hance
Greenvale
ALP Iwan Walters
LIB Usman Ghani
GRN Cristina Santa-Isabel
AJP Rosanna Furina
IND Fatma Erciyas
VS Mutullah Can Yolbulan
- New seat
Hastings
LIB Briony Hutton
ALP Paul Mercurio
GRN Paul Saunders
AJP Tyson Jack
FP Toni Steinbergs
IND Robert Whitehill
RETIRING
LIB Neale Burgess
Hawthorn
ALP John Kennedy*
LIB John Pesutto
GRN Nick Savage
AJP Faith Fuhrer
IND Melissa Lowe
LDP Richard Peppard
- John Pesutto was the Member for Hawthorn from 2014-2018
- Melissa Lowe has the backing of Hawthorn Independents & Climate 200
Ivanhoe
ALP Anthony Carbines*
LIB Bernadette Khoury
GRN Emily Bieber
AJP Sonja Ristevski
Kalkallo
ALP Ros Spence
LIB Bikram Singh
GRN Callum John French
AJP Frances Lowe
NDP Smiley Sandhu
VS Sergio Monsalve Tobon
- New seat
- Ros Spence is the current member for the abolished seat of Yuroke
Kew
LIB Jess Wilson
ALP Lucy Skelton
GRN Jackie Carter
AJP Ruby Schofield
IND Finlay Davis
IND Sophie Torney
RETIRING
LIB Tim Smith
- Sophie Torney has the backing of Kew Independents & Climate 200
Keysborough (seat abolished)
RETIRING
ALP Martin Pakula
Kororoit
ALP Luba Grigorovitch
LIB John Fletcher
GRN Ben Chester
AJP Katherine Divita
DLP Michael Deverala
NDP Jaz Chandok
VS Belle Gibson
RETIRING
ALP Marlene Kairouz
Lara
ALP Ella George
LIB Ralph Krein
GRN Courtney Gardner
AJP Peter Kelly
IND SA Sarah Hathway
LDP Max Payne
RETIRING
ALP John Eren
Laverton
ALP Sarah Connolly LIB Raja Reddy
GRN Braishna Durzada
AJP Pouya Bagheri
DLP Michael Wirth
IND Rufo Paredes
NDP Gurneet Soni
VS Catherine Robertson
- New seat
- Sarah Connolly is the current member for Tarneit
Lowan
NAT Emma Kealy*
ALP Mick Monaghan
GRN Ricky Lane
AJP Tamasin Ramsay
IND Amanda Mead
Macedon
ALP Mary-Anne Thomas*
LIB Dominic Bonanno
GRN Marley McRae McLeod
AJP Iris Bergmann
FP Kerryn Sedgman
IND Huntly Barton
PHON Amanda Evezard
Malvern
LIB Michael O'Brien*
ALP Darren Natale
GRN Mitchell Fuller
AJP Leonie Schween
Melbourne
GRN Ellen Sandell*
ALP Rebecca Thistleton
LIB George Palackalody
AJP Rabin Bangaar
FP Steven Smith
RP Nicola Foxworthy
VS Colleen Bolger
Melton
ALP Steve McGhie*
LIB Graham Watt
GRN Praise Morris
AJP Fiona Adin-James
DHJP Samantha Donald
FP Tony Dobran
HAP Lucienne Ciappara
IND Jarrod Bingham
IND Ian Birchall
IND Jason Perera
NDP Jaz Chandok
SFF Paul Blackborrow
Mildura
IND Ali Cupper*
ALP Stella Zigouras
LIB Paul Matheson
NAT Jade Benham
GRN Katie Clements
AJP Angylina Zayn
IND Sonia Brymer
IND Glenn Milne
NO LONGER RUNNING
- Henk Wallenborn was announced as the Freedom Party candidate for Mildura on October 7 around a month after also being announced as the Australian Federation Party's candidate for the Northern Victoria Region, before eventually pulling out entirely on October 10
Mill Park
ALP Lily D'Ambrosio*
LIB Paige Yap
GRN Chris Kearney
AJP Marcia Simons
FP Andrew Filippopoulos
Monbulk
ALP Daniela De Martino
LIB Gareth Ward
GRN Michael Ormsby
AJP Leah Folloni
IND A1 Craig Cole
RETIRING
ALP James Merlino
- Craig Cole is the Victorian state coordinator of AustraliaOne (who are unregistered), and ran with their backing in the seat of Casey at the 2022 federal election
Mordialloc
ALP Tim Richardson*
LIB Phillip Pease
GRN Daniel Lessa
AJP Chi Vo
FP Deborah Albrecht
IND Sarah O'Donnell
IND Phil Reid
Mornington
LIB Chris Crewther
ALP Georgia Fowler
GRN Harry Sinclair
AJP Leonie Schween
FP Paul Pettitt
IND Jane Agirtan
IND Kate Lardner
RETIRING
LIB David Morris
- Kate Lardner has the backing of Climate 200
Morwell
ALP Kate Maxfield
LIB Dale Harriman
NAT Martin Cameron
GRN Rochelle Hine
AJP Jessica McAuliffe
FP Alexander Maidana
IND Sharon Gibson
IND Tracie Lund
PHON Allan Hicken
SFF David Snellingt
RETIRING
IND Russell Northe
NO LONGER RUNNING
ALP Kacie Duncan
Mount Waverley (seat abolished)
ALP Matt Fregon*
- Seat split into Ashwood & Glen Waverley, read more here
Mulgrave
ALP Daniel Andrews*
GRN Robert Lim
AJP David Mould
IND Ian Cook
IND Howard Lee
IND Joseph Toscano
NO LONGER RUNNING
AJP Danielle Duck
- Aidan McLindon was the Member for Beaudesert in the Queensland Parliament from 2009 until 2012 as a member of the LNP, The Queensland Party, Katter's Australian Party & briefly as an independent - and has also previously been a candidate for the Liberals & Family First and a member of the Nationals & the Australian Federation Party
Murray Plains
NAT Peter Walsh*
ALP Damien Hurrell
GRN John Brownstein
AJP Glenys Leung
Narracan
LIB Wayne Farnham
NAT Shaun Gilchrist
ALP Justin Seddon
GRN Alyssa Weaver
AJP Laura Rees
FP Leonie Blackwell
PHON Casey Murphy
RETIRING
LIB Gary Blackwood
NO LONGER RUNNING
IND Benny Lucas
- Benny Lucas had the backing of The Sensible Centre, but pulled out of the race in October & "fully endorsed" Liberal candidate Wayne Farnham
Narre Warren North
ALP Belinda Wilson
LIB Timothy Dragan
GRN Laura McLean
AJP Sheree Gardner
IND Stephen Capon
LDP Stephen Matulec
SFF Monique Ruyter
RETIRING
ALP Luke Donnellan
Narre Warren South
ALP Gary Maas*
LIB Annette Samuel
GRN Susanna Moore
AJP Michael Gallagher
FP Geoff Hansen
IND Tylere Baker-Pearce
LDP Christine Skrobo
Nepean
ALP Chris Brayne*
LIB Sam Groth
GRN Esther Gleixner
AJP Shannon Meilak
CAP Jay Miller
FP Hank Leine
IND Charelle Ainslie
IND Elizabeth Woolcock
NO LONGER RUNNING
LIB David Burgess
LIB Elizabeth Miller
- Elizabeth Woolcock - who let her Liberal membership lapse in May 2022 - said she had planned to stand for preselection as the Liberal candidate but knew Sam Groth had the numbers, with David Burgess (now running in the Eastern Victoria Region) & Elizabeth Miller also contesting the Liberal preselection contest
Niddrie
ALP Ben Carroll*
LIB Alan Youhana
GRN Declan McGinness
AJP Lis Viggers
DLP Jane Byrne
FP Frank Maugeri
NDP Georgia Grammenos
VS Brad Reich
Northcote
ALP Kat Theophanous*
LIB Stewart Todhunter
GRN Campbell Gome
AJP Tim Oseckas
FP Anastacia Ntouni
LDP Anthony Cave
RP April Clarke
VS Kath Larkin
Oakleigh
ALP Steve Dimopoulos*
LIB Jim Grivokostopoulos
GRN Hsiang-Han Hsieh
AJP Loraine Fabb
IND Parashos Kioupelis
IND Dominique Murphy
Ovens Valley
NAT Tim McCurdy*
ALP Zuvele Leschen
GRN Zoe Kromar
AJP Aisha Slater
FP Mark Bugge
LDP Julian Fidge
Pakenham
ALP Emma Vulin
LIB David Farrelly
GRN Michelle Maibaum
AJP Hannah Pledger-Firth
FP Sammi Clarke
IND Brett Owen
IND Singh Sagoo
LCP Elissa Smith
PHON Angela Siladji
- New seat
Pascoe Vale
ALP Anthony Cianflone
LIB Tom Wright
GRN Angelica Panopoulos
AJP Elizabeth Adams
IND SA Sue Bolton
RP Margee Glover
VS Madeleine Hah
NO LONGER RUNNING
ALP Lizzie Blandthorn
- Lizzie Blandthorn is the current member for Pascoe Vale but will be contesting the seat of Northern Metropolitan Region in the upper house
Point Cook
ALP Mat Hilakari
LIB Angela Newhouse
GRN Shamsher Khan
AJP Terri Beech
DLP Michael Freeman
DHJP Scott Grimley
FP Adrian Abdulovski
HAP Emma Law
IND Joe Garra
IND Shwetali Sawant
IND Larry Zhao
NDP Rakhi Chaudhary
TMP Lisa Gatti
VS Alex McAulay
- New seat
- Shwetali Sawant was running for the Victorians Party before they pulled out of the election, and now has the backing of The Sensible Centre
Polwarth
LIB Richard Riordan*
ALP Hutch Hussein
GRN Hilary McAllister
AJP Elisha Atchison
DHJP Joseph Remenyi
IND Denes Borsos
Prahran
GRN Sam Hibbins*
ALP Wesa Chau
LIB Matt Lucas
AJP Alice Le Huray
IND Alan Menadue
NO LONGER RUNNING
LIB Jen Dow
Preston
ALP Nathan Lambert
LIB Amanda Paliouras
GRN Patchouli Paterson
AJP Rachel Unicomb
FP Angelique Matias
IND Gaetano Greco
RP Carmen Lahiff Jenkins
VS Steph Price
RETIRING
ALP Robin Scott
Richmond
ALP Lauren O'Dwyer
LIB Lucas Moon
AJP Lis Viggers
RP Jeremy Cowen
VS Roz Ward
RETIRING
ALP Richard Wynne
NO LONGER RUNNING
IND Aaron Lim
Ringwood
ALP Will Fowles
LIB Cynthia Watson
GRN Reuben Steen
AJP Nicholas Rowe
FP Robyn Siemer
RETIRING
ALP Dustin Halse
Ripon
LIB Louise Staley*
ALP Martha Haylett
GRN Earl James
AJP Holly Sitters
DHJP Wren Louise Wilson
IND Bernard Quince
IND Wayne Rigg
SFF Luke Smith
Rowville
LIB Kim Wells*
ALP Manny Kaur Verma
GRN Angelica di Camillo
AJP Diane Glenane
IND Nicole Seymour
Sandringham
LIB Brad Rowswell*
ALP Bettina Prescott
GRN Alysia Regan
AJP Barbara Eppingstall
IND Rodney Campbell
IND Clarke Martin
Shepparton
IND Suzanna Sheed*
ALP Liam Cowan
LIB Cheryl Hammer
NAT Kim O'Keeffe
GRN Ian Christoe
AJP Katherine Taylor
FP Dianne Teasdale
NO LONGER RUNNING
AJP Peter Lalich
South Barwon
ALP Darren Cheeseman*
LIB Andrew Katos
GRN Genevieve Dawson-Scott
AJP Naomi Adams
DHJP Jeynelle Marie Dean
South-West Coast
LIB Roma Britnell*
ALP Kylie Gaston
GRN Thomas Campbell
AJP Jacinta Anderson
DHJP James Grimley
IND Carol Altmann
St Albans
ALP Natalie Suleyman*
LIB Maria Kerr
GRN Joel Bentley
AJP Jason Caracassis
DLP Mark Hobart
IND Virginia Tachos
VS Van Thanh Rudd
- Mark Hobart was initially running for the Freedom Party in the Northern Metropolitan Region
Sunbury
ALP Josh Bull*
LIB Simmone Cottom
GRN Richard Burke
AJP Rohanna Mohr
DLP Peter Bayliss
NDP Georgia Grammenos
VS James Gallagher
Sydenham
ALP Natalie Hutchins*
LIB Joseph Cullia
GRN Maggie Ralph
AJP Karina Leung
DLP Jakueline Radovani
FP Alejandro Ramos
VS Hajar Chlihi
Tarneit
ALP Dylan Wight*
LIB Preet Singh
AJP Maurita Rahn
IND Aijaz Moinuddin
NDP Jaydeep Patel
VS Claudio Uribe
Thomastown
ALP Bronwyn Halfpenny*
LIB Gurdawar Singh
GRN Matt Sinapi
AJP Evie Levens
VS Kelly Cvetkova
Warrandyte
LIB Ryan Smith*
ALP Naomi Oakley
GRN Deepak Joshi
AJP Nicola Rae
IND Cynthia Pilli
Wendouree
ALP Juliana Addison*
LIB Samantha McIntosh
GRN Ellen Burns
AJP Bryn Hills
Werribee
haw
ALP Tim Pallas*
LIB Mia Shaw
GRN Jack Boddeke
AJP Josh Segrave
DLP Catherine Breakwell
DHJP Patricia Wicks
FP Mark Strother
HAP Karen Hogan
IND Patrizia Barcatta
IND Paul Hopper
IND Heni Kwan
NDP Prashant Tandon
TMP Trevor Collins
VS Sue Munro
Williamstown
ALP Melissa Horne*
LIB Daria Kellander
GRN Suzette Rodoreda
AJP Patricia Mackevicius
DLP Rochelle Fisher
FP Alexander Ansalone
VS Julien Macandili
Yan Yean
ALP Lauren Kathage
LIB Richard Welch
GRN Samantha Mason
AJP Ruth Parramore
DHJP Mandy Grimley
SFF Alexander Krstic
RETIRING
ALP Danielle Green
Yuroke (seat abolished)
ALP Ros Spence*
Unknown
NO LONGER RUNNING
VP Philip Le Liu
VP Helen Pavlidis
VP Joanne Tadmore
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