Candidates of the 2018 Victorian state election
This is a list of candidates for the 2018 Victorian state election. The election will be held on 24 November 2018.
Retiring Members
Labor
- Jane Garrett MLA (Brunswick) – announced 27 September 2017[1]
- Judith Graley MLA (Narre Warren South) – announced 19 August 2017[2]
- Geoff Howard MLA (Buninyong) – announced 15 September 2017[3]
- Sharon Knight MLA (Wendouree) – announced 31 July 2017[4]
- Telmo Languiller MLA (Tarneit) – announced 26 August 2017[5]
- Hong Lim MLA (Clarinda) – announced 5 September 2017[6]
- Wade Noonan MLA (Williamstown) – announced 4 October 2017[7]
- Jude Perera MLA (Cranbourne) – announced 15 September 2017[8]
- Marsha Thomson MLA (Footscray) – announced 21 September 2017[9]
- Khalil Eideh MLC (Western Metropolitan Region) – announced 21 September 2017[9]
Liberal
- Louise Asher MLA (Brighton) – announced 11 August 2016[10]
- Martin Dixon MLA (Nepean) – announced 10 August 2016[11]
- Christine Fyffe MLA (Evelyn) – announced 21 October 2016[12]
- Murray Thompson MLA (Sandringham) – announced 24 November 2016[13]
- Richard Dalla-Riva MLC (Eastern Metropolitan Region) – announced 10 February 2017[14]
- Simon Ramsay MLC (Western Victoria Region) – announced 24 July 2018[15]
Independent
- Don Nardella MLA (Melton) – announced 28 February 2017[16]
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 candidates | Coalition candidates | Greens candidates | Other candidates |
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Albert Park | Labor | Martin Foley | Andrew Bond (Lib) | Ogy Simic | Steven Armstrong (SUS) Jarryd Bartle (RP) Tamasin Ramsay (AJP) |
Altona | Labor | Jill Hennessy | Christian Martinu (Lib) | Tony Hooper (Ind) | |
Bass | Liberal | Jordan Crugnale | Brian Paynter (Lib) | Ronnie Bauer (RP) Clare Le Serve (Ind) | |
Bayswater | Liberal | Peter Lockwood | Heidi Victoria (Lib) | Asher Cookson | |
Bellarine | Labor | Lisa Neville | Brian McKiterick (Lib) | Rachel Semmens | Naomi Adams (AJP) |
Benambra | Liberal | Mark Tait | Bill Tilley (Lib) | Jacqui Hawkins (Ind) Jenny O'Connor (Ind) | |
Bendigo East | Labor | Jacinta Allan | Gaelle Broad (Nat) Ian Ellis (Lib) |
Nakita Thomson | |
Bendigo West | Labor | Maree Edwards | Laurie Whelan | Marilyn Nuske (AJP) | |
Bentleigh | Labor | Nick Staikos | Asher Judah (Lib) | Sarah Dekiere | Naren Chellapah (AJP) |
Box Hill | Liberal | Paul Hamer | Robert Clark (Lib) | Sophia Sun | |
Brighton | Liberal | James Newbury (Lib) | Katherine Copsey | Catherine Taylor (AJP) | |
Broadmeadows | Labor | Frank McGuire | |||
Brunswick | Labor | Cindy O'Connor | Tim Read | Catherine Deveny (RP) | |
Bulleen | Liberal | Matthew Guy (Lib) | Chris Kearney | ||
Bundoora | Labor | Colin Brooks | Bryce Baker (RP) | ||
Buninyong | Labor | Michaela Settle | Andrew Kilmartin (Lib) | Linda Zibell | Brendan Eckel (Ind) Wendy Morrison (AJP) |
Burwood | Liberal | Will Fowles | Graham Watt (Lib) | ||
Carrum | Labor | Sonya Kilkenny | Donna Bauer (Lib) | ||
Caulfield | Liberal | Sorina Grasso | David Southwick (Lib) | Dinesh Mathew | Troy Evans (AJP) |
Clarinda | Labor | Meng Heang Tak | Gandhi Bevinakoppa (Lib) | Josh Fergeus | |
Cranbourne | Labor | Pauline Richards | Ann-Marie Hermans (Lib) | ||
Croydon | Liberal | David Hodgett (Lib) | Jacqueline Mitchell | Vinita Costantino (AJP) | |
Dandenong | Labor | Gabrielle Williams | Virosh Perera (Lib) | Rhonda Garad | |
Eildon | Liberal | Sally Brennan | Cindy McLeish (Lib) | Ken Deacon | Michelle Dunscombe (Ind) |
Eltham | Labor | Vicki Ward | Nick McGowan (Lib) | Matthew Goodman | |
Essendon | Labor | Danny Pearson | Gino Potenza (Lib) | James Williams | Richard Lawrence (Ind) |
Euroa | National | Fionna Deppeler-Morton | Steph Ryan (Nat) | Don Firth (Ind) | |
Evelyn | Liberal | Gail Ritchie | Bridget Vallence (Lib) | ||
Ferntree Gully | Liberal | Julie Buxton | Nick Wakeling (Lib) | Steve Raymond | |
Footscray | Labor | Katie Hall | Emete Joesika (Lib) | Angus McAlpine | Shan Sun (AJP) |
Forest Hill | Liberal | Manoj Kumar | Neil Angus (Lib) | Naresh Bhalla | |
Frankston | Labor | Paul Edbrooke | Michael Lamb (Lib) | Colin Lane | |
Geelong | Labor | Christine Couzens | Freya Fidge (Lib) | Sarah Hathway (Soc) Darryn Lyons (Ind) | |
Gembrook | Liberal | Michael Galea | Brad Battin (Lib) | Amy Gregorovich | |
Gippsland East | National | Mark Reeves | Tim Bull (Nat) | Deb Foskey | Matt Stephenson (Ind) |
Gippsland South | National | Danny O'Brien (Nat) | |||
Hastings | Liberal | Neale Burgess (Lib) | Nathan Ieslie | ||
Hawthorn | Liberal | John Kennedy | John Pesutto (Lib) | Nicholas Bieber | |
Ivanhoe | Labor | Anthony Carbines | Monica Clark (Lib) | Andrew Conley | |
Kew | Liberal | Tim Smith (Lib) | Alex Marks | ||
Keysborough | Labor | Martin Pakula | Darrel Taylor (Lib) | Helen Jeges (AJP) | |
Kororoit | Labor | Marlene Kairouz | Golam Haque (Lib) | Katherine Divita (AJP) | |
Lara | Labor | John Eren | Bronwen Baker (AJP) | ||
Lowan | National | Emma Kealy (Nat) | |||
Macedon | Labor | Mary-Anne Thomas | Amanda Millar (Lib) | Ralf Thesing | |
Malvern | Liberal | Michael O'Brien (Lib) | Polly Morgan | ||
Melbourne | Greens | Jennifer Kanis | Ellen Sandell | Leo Close (RP) Lawrence Pope (AJP) | |
Melton | Labor | Justin Mammarella | Ryan Farrow (Lib) | Harkirat Singh | Jarrod Bingham (Ind) Tania Milton (AJP) |
Mildura | National | Tony Alessi | Peter Crisp (Nat) | Cathryn Milne | Ali Cupper (Ind) Steve Timmis (Ind) |
Mill Park | Labor | Lily D'Ambrosio | |||
Monbulk | Labor | James Merlino | John Schurink (Lib) | Jordan Crook (Ind) | |
Mordialloc | Labor | Tim Richardson | Geoff Gledhill (Lib) | Hamish Taylor | Bronwyn Currie (AJP) |
Mornington | Liberal | David Morris (Lib) | Tyson Jack (AJP) | ||
Morwell | National | Mark Richards | Sheridan Bond (Nat) Dale Harriman (Lib) |
Tracie Lund (Ind) Ricky Muir (SFFP) | |
Mount Waverley | Liberal | Matt Fregon | Michael Gidley (Lib) | Justin McCarthy | |
Mulgrave | Labor | Daniel Andrews | Maree Davenport (Lib) | Ovindu Rajasinghe | |
Murray Plains | National | Peter Walsh (Nat) | |||
Narracan | Liberal | Gary Blackwood (Lib) | William Hornstra | ||
Narre Warren North | Labor | Luke Donnellan | Vikki Fitzgerald (Lib) | ||
Narre Warren South | Labor | Gary Maas | Susan Serey (Lib) | ||
Nepean | Liberal | Chris Brayne | Russell Joseph (Lib) | Paul Saunders | |
Niddrie | Labor | Ben Carroll | Ben Reeson (Lib) | ||
Northcote | Greens | Katerina Theophanous | Lidia Thorpe | Bryony Edwards | |
Oakleigh | Labor | Steve Dimopoulos | Andrew Edmonds (Lib) | ||
Ovens Valley | National | Tim McCurdy (Nat) | Tammy Atkins (Ind) | ||
Pascoe Vale | Labor | Lizzie Blandthorn | Phillip Jackson | Margee Glover (RP) John Kavanagh (Ind) Oscar Yildiz (Ind) | |
Polwarth | Liberal | Richard Riordan (Lib) | Courtney Gardner | Damien Pitts (AJP) | |
Prahran | Greens | Neil Pharaoh | Katie Allen (Lib) | Sam Hibbins | |
Preston | Labor | Robin Scott | Susanne Newton | ||
Richmond | Labor | Richard Wynne | Kathleen Maltzahn | Judy Ryan (RP) | |
Ringwood | Liberal | Dee Ryall (Lib) | |||
Ripon | Liberal | Sarah DeSantis | Louise Staley (Lib) | Serge Simic | Anna Hills (AJP) |
Rowville | Liberal | Kim Wells (Lib) | |||
Sandringham | Liberal | Brad Rowswell (Lib) | |||
Shepparton | Independent | Bill Heath | Cheryl Hammer (Lib) Peter Schwarz (Nat) |
Nickee Freeman | Suzanna Sheed (Ind) |
South Barwon | Liberal | Darren Cheeseman | Andrew Katos (Lib) | Marian Smedley | Damien Cole (Ind) Peter Oseckas (AJP) |
South-West Coast | Liberal | Kylie Gaston | Roma Britnell (Lib) | Thomas Campbell | Mike Neoh (Ind) |
St Albans | Labor | Natalie Suleyman | Trung Luu (Lib) | ||
Sunbury | Labor | Josh Bull | Cassandra Marr (Lib) | ||
Sydenham | Labor | Natalie Hutchins | Maria Kerr (Lib) | ||
Tarneit | Labor | Sarah Connolly | Glenn Goodfellow (Lib) | Beck Sheffield-Brotherton | Aaron An (Ind) Arnav Sati (Ind) |
Thomastown | Labor | Bronwyn Halfpenny | David Thirkettle-Watts (RP) | ||
Warrandyte | Liberal | Ryan Smith (Lib) | Ben Ramcharan | ||
Wendouree | Labor | Juliana Addison | Amy Johnson (Lib) | Alice Barnes | Bryn Hills (AJP) |
Werribee | Labor | Tim Pallas | Jay Dessi | Rachel Carling-Jenkins (Ind) Joe Garra (Ind) | |
Williamstown | Labor | Melissa Horne | Pallavee Joshi (Lib) | Sam Long | |
Yan Yean | Labor | Danielle Green | Meralyn Klein (Lib) | ||
Yuroke | Labor | Ros Spence | Jim Overend (Lib) |
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 Metropolitan
The Labor Party is defending one seat. The Liberal Party is defending three seats. The Greens are defending one seat.
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Eastern Victoria
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party is defending one seat.
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Northern Metropolitan
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending one seat. The Greens are defending one seat. The Sex Party, rebranded as the Reason Party, is defending one seat.
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Northern Victoria
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending two seats. The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party is defending one seat.
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South Eastern Metropolitan
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending two seats. The Greens are defending one seat.
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Southern Metropolitan
The Labor Party is defending one seat. The Liberal Party is defending three seats. The Greens are defending one seat.
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Western Metropolitan
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal Party is defending one seat. The Greens are defending one seat. The Democratic Labour Party is defending one seat, although sitting MLC Rachel Carling-Jenkins defected to the Australian Conservatives and now sits as an independent.
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Western Victoria
The Labor Party is defending two seats. The Liberal/National Coalition is defending one seat. Vote 1 Local Jobs is defending one seat.
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References
- ^ "Ged Kearney last-minute replacement as Brunswick MP Jane Garrett seeks safe seat". The Age. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Statement from the Premier". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Wrigley, Brendan (15 September 2017). "Howard retires and fires starting gun in race for Ballarat". The Courier. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Wrigley, Brendan (31 July 2017). "Wendouree MP Sharon Knight to step down at next election". The Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Carey, Adam (26 August 2017). "Disgraced former speaker Telmo Languiller to leave politics as battle looms to replace him". The Age. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Another Vic MP announces retirement". news.com.au. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Employment Minister Wade Noonan steps down from Cabinet". ABC News. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Two more Vic MPs to bow out of politics". SBS News. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Labor MP Khalil Eideh's electorate office staff placed on indefinite leave". Herald Sun. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Willingham, Richard (11 August 2016). "Veteran Liberal MP Louise Asher to retire, sparking battle for Brighton seat". The Age.
- ^ "Victorian Liberal MP Martin Dixon to bow out of politics at next election". ABC News. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Retirement of Christine Fyffe". Liberal Party.
- ^ Sandringham state Liberal MP Murray Thompson joins Brighton’s Louise Asher in not standing in 2018, Bayside Leader, 24 November 2016
- ^ "Liberal VIC MP to leave Vic parliament". Seven News. 10 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ McGrath, Gavin; King, Charlotte; Johnson, Sian (25 July 2018). "Victorian MP Simon Ramsay charged with drink driving says decision to leave politics is 'gut-wrenching'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Melton MP Don Nardella calls it quits". Star News Group.