Australian Election Tracker by OZE

Victoria 2026 · Party

The Nationals

National Party of Australia - Victoria

10 of 88 districts
  • 9 announced
  • 1 endorsed
  • 0 formally nominated
  • 0 withdrawn / disendorsed
Counts only candidacies with an individually-sourced record. Sitting MPs presumed to be recontesting but lacking a specific dated announcement are NOT counted, so parties holding many seats (notably the governing party) undercount relative to their likely ballot presence until each seat is individually verified.

Legislative Assembly candidates

District Candidate Status Since Source
Bendigo East Andrew Lethlean Announced 3 Apr 2026 ABC News · published 3 Apr 2026
Euroa Annabelle Cleeland Announced 30 May 2026 Facebook (Annabelle Cleeland MP / Annabelle4Euroa) · published 30 May 2026
Gippsland East Gemma Rendell Endorsed 21 July 2026 National Party of Victoria
Gippsland South Danny O'Brien Announced 22 June 2026 The Nationals Victoria · published 22 June 2026
Lowan Emma Kealy Announced 26 July 2026 Facebook (Bev McArthur MP) · published 26 July 2026
Mildura Jade Benham Announced 29 June 2026 Instagram (Jess Wilson MP) · published 29 June 2026
Morwell Martin Cameron Announced 8 July 2026 Instagram (Jess Wilson MP) · published 8 July 2026
Murray Plains Brett Hosking Announced 26 Apr 2026 www.loddonherald.com.au
Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy Announced 5 July 2026 Instagram (Jess Wilson MP) · published 5 July 2026
Ripon Jo Armstrong Announced 13 Apr 2026 West Vic News · published 13 Apr 2026

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.

Legislative Assembly seats held now: 9 — Euroa , Gippsland East , Gippsland South , Lowan , Mildura , Morwell , Murray Plains , Ovens Valley , Shepparton

Members not recontesting

Districts with no recorded candidate

78 of 88 districts have no individually sourced The Nationals 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 , Bass , Bayswater , Bellarine , Benambra , Bendigo West , Bentleigh , Berwick , Box Hill , Brighton , Broadmeadows , Brunswick , Bulleen , Bundoora , Carrum , Caulfield , Clarinda , Cranbourne , Croydon , Dandenong , Eildon , Eltham , Essendon , Eureka , Evelyn , Footscray , Frankston , Geelong , Glen Waverley , Greenvale , Hastings , Hawthorn , Ivanhoe , Kalkallo , Kew , Kororoit , Lara , Laverton , Macedon , Malvern , Melbourne , Melton , Mill Park , Monbulk , Mordialloc , Mornington , Mulgrave , Narracan , Narre Warren North , Narre Warren South , Nepean , Niddrie , Northcote , Oakleigh , Pakenham , Pascoe Vale , Point Cook , Polwarth , Prahran , Preston , Richmond , Ringwood , Rowville , Sandringham , Shepparton , South Barwon , South-West Coast , St Albans , Sunbury , Sydenham , Tarneit , Thomastown , Warrandyte , Wendouree , Werribee , Williamstown , Yan Yean