Victoria 2026
Open seats & retirements
22 sitting members have confirmed they will not contest the 2026 election — 17 Assembly (MLA) and 5 Council (MLC). Each row has a dated public source.
This is not a list of every open seat after preferences or redistributions — only confirmed non-recontestations we have verified. Methodology.
Find my district (VEC) All Assembly seats retirements.json
- 12 Australian Labor Party
- 6 Liberal
- 3 The Nationals
- 1 The Greens
Assembly — not recontesting (17)
| Member | Party | District | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lily D'Ambrosio | Australian Labor Party | Mill Park | 29 July 2026 | ABC News |
| Kim O'Keeffe | The Nationals | Shepparton | 20 July 2026 | Shepparton News |
| Gary Maas | Australian Labor Party | Narre Warren South | 4 June 2026 | Gary Maas MP |
| Tim Bull | The Nationals | Gippsland East | 18 May 2026 | ABC News |
| Danny Pearson | Australian Labor Party | Essendon | 9 Apr 2026 | The Australian |
| Mary-Anne Thomas | Australian Labor Party | Macedon | 9 Apr 2026 | The Australian |
| Tim Read | The Greens | Brunswick | 28 Jan 2026 | ABC News |
| Natalie Hutchins | Australian Labor Party | Sydenham | 15 Oct 2025 | Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly |
| Jordan Crugnale | Australian Labor Party | Bass | 1 Oct 2025 | Bass Coast Post |
| Emma Vulin | Australian Labor Party | Pakenham | 29 Sept 2025 | Pakenham & Officer Star News |
| Jackson Taylor | Australian Labor Party | Bayswater | 22 Sept 2025 | The Age |
| Steve McGhie | Australian Labor Party | Melton | 22 Sept 2025 | The Age |
| Kim Wells | Liberal | Rowville | 13 Sept 2025 | Herald Sun |
| Michael O'Brien | Liberal | Malvern | 8 Sept 2025 | The Age |
| David Hodgett | Liberal | Croydon | 5 Aug 2025 | Herald Sun |
| Peter Walsh | The Nationals | Murray Plains | 25 Nov 2024 | ABC News |
| Bill Tilley | Liberal | Benambra | 12 Mar 2024 | Herald Sun |
Council — not recontesting (5)
| Member | Party | Region | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Shing | Australian Labor Party | Eastern Victoria | 29 July 2026 | ABC News |
| Gayle Tierney | Australian Labor Party | Western Victoria | 9 Apr 2026 | The Australian |
| Joe McCracken | Liberal | Western Victoria | 11 Jan 2026 | Sky News Australia |
| Wendy Lovell | Liberal | Northern Victoria | 4 Jan 2026 | The Age |
| Shaun Leane | Australian Labor Party | North-Eastern Metropolitan | 30 Nov 2025 | x.com (Shaun Leane MP) |
Election day: Friday 27 November 2026. Tips with sources: open an issue.