Victoria 2026 · Party

Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch

• 54 Assembly seats held
• 15 Council seats held
• 69 Total, current parliament

Legislative Assembly candidates

Legislative Council seats held now

Sitting members of the upper house. Being a sitting member does not make someone a 2026 candidate — candidacies are recorded separately, and only with a source.

• Sheena Watt · Northern Metropolitan
• Enver Erdogan · Northern Metropolitan
• John Berger · Southern Metropolitan
• Ryan Batchelor · Southern Metropolitan
• Shaun Leane · North-Eastern Metropolitan Not recontesting

  Announced he will not recontest in 2026.

• Sonja Terpstra · North-Eastern Metropolitan
• Lee Tarlamis · South-Eastern Metropolitan
• Michael Galea · South-Eastern Metropolitan
• Lizzie Blandthorn · Western Metropolitan
• Ingrid Stitt · Western Metropolitan
• Jaclyn Symes · Northern Victoria
• Tom McIntosh · Eastern Victoria
• Harriet Shing · Eastern Victoria Not recontesting
• Jacinta Ermacora · Western Victoria
• Gayle Tierney · Western Victoria Not recontesting

  Announced she will not recontest in 2026.

Legislative Assembly seats held now: 54 — Albert Park , Ashwood , Bass , Bayswater , Bellarine , Bendigo East , Bendigo West , Bentleigh , Box Hill , Broadmeadows , Bundoora , Carrum , Clarinda , Cranbourne , Dandenong , Eltham , Essendon , Eureka , Footscray , Frankston , Geelong , Glen Waverley , Greenvale , Hastings , Ivanhoe , Kalkallo , Kororoit , Lara , Laverton , Macedon , Melton , Mill Park , Monbulk , Mordialloc , Mulgrave , Narre Warren North , Narre Warren South , Niddrie , Northcote , Oakleigh , Pakenham , Pascoe Vale , Point Cook , Preston , Ripon , St Albans , Sunbury , Sydenham , Tarneit , Thomastown , Wendouree , Werribee , Williamstown , Yan Yean

Members not recontesting

• Jackson Taylor Bayswater · 22 Sept 2025 The Age · published 22 Sept 2025
• Steve McGhie Melton · 22 Sept 2025 The Age · published 22 Sept 2025
• Emma Vulin Pakenham · 29 Sept 2025 Pakenham & Officer Star News · published 30 Sept 2025
• Jordan Crugnale Bass · 1 Oct 2025 Bass Coast Post · published 1 Oct 2025
• Natalie Hutchins Sydenham · 15 Oct 2025 Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly · published 16 Oct 2025
• Shaun Leane North-Eastern Metropolitan · 30 Nov 2025 x.com (Shaun Leane MP) · published 30 Nov 2025
• Danny Pearson Essendon · 9 Apr 2026 The Australian · published 9 Apr 2026
• Mary-Anne Thomas Macedon · 9 Apr 2026 The Australian · published 9 Apr 2026
• Gayle Tierney Western Victoria · 9 Apr 2026 The Australian · published 9 Apr 2026
• Lily D'Ambrosio Mill Park · 29 July 2026 ABC News · published 29 July 2026
• Gary Maas Narre Warren South · 4 June 2026 Gary Maas MP · published 4 June 2026
• Harriet Shing Eastern Victoria · 29 July 2026 ABC News · published 29 July 2026

Districts with no recorded candidate

56 of 88 districts have no individually sourced Australian Labor Party candidate in our dataset. That is a statement about our records, not about the party's intentions. Send us a source if you know of one.

Albert Park , Ashwood , Benambra , Bendigo West , Bentleigh , Box Hill , Brighton , Broadmeadows , Bulleen , Bundoora , Carrum , Clarinda , Cranbourne , Dandenong , Eildon , Eltham , Eureka , Euroa , Footscray , Frankston , Gippsland East , Glen Waverley , Greenvale , Hastings , Ivanhoe , Kalkallo , Kororoit , Laverton , Lowan , Malvern , Mildura , Mill Park , Monbulk , Mordialloc , Mornington , Mulgrave , Murray Plains , Narracan , Narre Warren North , Narre Warren South , Nepean , Niddrie , Oakleigh , Ovens Valley , Point Cook , Preston , Ripon , South-West Coast , St Albans , Sunbury , Thomastown , Warrandyte , Wendouree , Werribee , Williamstown , Yan Yean