Legislative Assembly district

Bendigo East

Sitting member

Jacinta Allan (Australian Labor Party)

Council region

Northern Victoria

Candidates recorded

3

Recorded candidates

• Andrew Lethlean

  The Nationals

  Publican · Bendigo hospitality business owner; former federal Nationals candidate for Bendigo

  Announced
  1. Announced 3 Apr 2026 ABC News · published 3 Apr 2026 · verified 3 Apr 2026

  Party profile

• Jacinta Allan

  Australian Labor Party

  Member of Parliament · MLA for Bendigo East since 1999; former Premier of Victoria

  Announced
  1. Announced 3 Apr 2026 ABC News · published 3 Apr 2026 · verified 29 July 2026

     Sitting Labor MLA; media reports treat her as recontesting Bendigo East at the 2026 state election (including after she left the premiership).

  2. Announced 27 July 2026 Times News Group (Surf Coast Times / Bendigo coverage) · published 27 July 2026 · verified 29 July 2026

     Local report after she left the premiership — "will face voters in four months at the state election".

  Website Parliament Wikipedia

• Michael Tolhurst

  The Greens

  Endorsed
  1. Endorsed 30 July 2026 Australian Greens Victoria · verified 30 July 2026

     Listed as a Victorian Greens candidate on the party's official candidates/person pages (accessed 2026-07-31). Page does not show a separate endorsement publish date.

  Party profile

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