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Who is standing, where, and what proves it.
Australian Election Tracker is a public ledger of 2026 Victorian candidacies — each with a dated source — plus open JSON/CSV. Not a forecast. Not how-to-vote advice. Not the VEC.
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Live since July 2026. Coverage is incomplete by design: we only count sourced records. How we count.
Countdown
2026 Victorian state election
· election day
Clock to polls open (indicative 8:00 Melbourne time). Early voting and exact hours: always check the VEC.
Until polls open
117 days until election day
- Parliament expires; writs issued
- Nominations open
- Electoral roll closes 8pm
- Nominations close 12 noon
- Election day
- Latest return of writs
Start here
Who is standing?
88 Assembly districts — sitting members and sourced 2026 candidates.
How do I vote?
Enrolment, compulsory voting, preferential numbering — civic guide + video.
Upper house?
8 regions × 5 seats. Sitting MLCs and any sourced Council candidacies.
What are the polls saying?
Sourced statewide primaries and a transparent average — not a forecast.
Who is responsible?
State vs federal vs local — jurisdiction guide for key election issues.
Compare party policies
Side-by-side sourced positions — no ratings, quotes and cost chips only.
At a glance
- 88 Legislative Assembly districts
- 8 Legislative Council regions 40 sitting members
- 259 Live candidacies sourced records
- 22 Confirmed retirements not recontesting
- 87/88 Districts with ≥1 record
- 264 Distinct sources cited
Generated at build time. Last source verification: 2 Aug 2026. Districts with no sourced candidacy yet: Narre Warren North .
Coverage snapshot
| Party | Seats held now | 2026 Assembly | 2026 Council | Progress (of 128) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 69 (54A · 15C) | 32 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 32 of 128 seats covered (25%) |
| Liberal | 32 (20A · 12C) | 50 / 88 | 3 / 40 | 53 of 128 seats covered (41%) |
| The Nationals | 11 (9A · 2C) | 10 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 10 of 128 seats covered (8%) |
| The Greens | 7 (3A · 4C) | 63 / 88 | 8 / 40 | 71 of 128 seats covered (55%) |
| Independent | 3 (2A · 1C) | 8 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 8 of 128 seats covered (6%) |
| Legalise Cannabis | 2 (0A · 2C) | 0 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 0 of 128 seats covered (0%) |
| AJP | 1 (0A · 1C) | 10 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 10 of 128 seats covered (8%) |
| Libertarian | 1 (0A · 1C) | 1 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 1 of 128 seats covered (1%) |
| One Nation | 1 (0A · 1C) | 2 / 88 | 7 / 40 | 9 of 128 seats covered (7%) |
| Shooters, Fishers & Farmers Vic | 1 (0A · 1C) | 0 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 0 of 128 seats covered (0%) |
| Socialist Alliance | — | 6 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 6 of 128 seats covered (5%) |
| The West Party | — | 6 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 6 of 128 seats covered (5%) |
| Victorian Socialists | — | 53 / 88 | 0 / 40 | 53 of 128 seats covered (41%) |
Full party coverage Issues & jurisdiction Policy matrix All 88 Assembly seats All 40 Council seats Poll average
Open contests
22 sitting members have confirmed they will not recontest (dated sources). That includes 17 Assembly seats that will be open contests.
- 12 Australian Labor Party
- 6 Liberal
- 3 The Nationals
- 1 The Greens
How this tracker works
Optional explainer. Figures in the video are a snapshot — live numbers on this site update as records are verified.
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How to check our work
Methodology
Statuses, evidence rules, and how coverage is counted.
Open data
JSON and CSV under CC BY 4.0 — same facts as the HTML.
Source repository
Every change is a reviewable commit in a public Git repo.
Submit a correction
Tip a candidacy with a public source URL and date.
Independence
Who publishes this site and how it stays non-partisan.