Legislative Council · 5 members
Western Victoria
Upper-house region electing five members by proportional representation. Sitting members below are who holds the seats today; 2026 ticket candidacies are listed only when individually sourced.
- Chamber
- Legislative Council
- Seats
- 5
- Assembly districts
- 11
- 2026 candidates recorded
- 3
Sitting members now
Not a 2026 ticket. Mid-term replacements and party changes are included. See methodology.
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Jacinta Ermacora
Australian Labor Party
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Bev McArthur
Liberal
- Not recontesting
Gayle Tierney
Australian Labor Party
Announced she will not recontest in 2026.
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Sarah Mansfield
The Greens
- Not recontesting
Joe McCracken
Liberal
Announced he will not recontest in 2026.
Recorded 2026 candidates
- Announced
Bev McArthur
Member of Parliament · MLC for Western Victoria; Liberal lead candidate on the region ticket
- Announced 3 June 2026 Geelong Times (Times News Group) · published 3 June 2026 · verified 31 July 2026
Sitting Liberal MLC; local media reports Liberals finalised Western Victoria upper-house ticket with incumbent Bev McArthur again securing the top position for the 2026 election.
- Announced 3 June 2026 Geelong Times (Times News Group) · published 3 June 2026 · verified 31 July 2026
- Endorsed
- Endorsed 2 Aug 2026 Herald Sun · published 2 Aug 2026 · verified 2 Aug 2026
News report citing One Nation's statewide announcement and naming Burson as the party's lead Legislative Council candidate for the Western Victoria region at the November 2026 state election.
- Endorsed 2 Aug 2026 Herald Sun · published 2 Aug 2026 · verified 2 Aug 2026
- Endorsed
Sarah Mansfield
- 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.
- Endorsed 30 July 2026 Australian Greens Victoria · verified 30 July 2026
Assembly districts in this region
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