Bellarine — Victoria 2026: who holds it, who is announced, where they stand

Sitting member

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting member

Announced candidates · 5

Ronan KeoghOther / minor party · candidate
Ross McRaeOne Nation · candidate
Mitch PopeGreens · candidate
Callum WhiteheadLiberal · candidate
Dom WilliamsOther / minor party · candidate

A sitting member is shown here whether or not they are recontesting: this page records who holds the seat and who has been announced, not the ballot. Candidates are listed alphabetically, not in ballot order.

Key dates · Victoria 2026 · from the Victorian Electoral Commission

Tue 3 Nov, 8 pmEnrolment closesYou need to be correctly enrolled by 8 pm on Tuesday 3 November to vote.2026 state election ↗
Wed 4 Nov, 9 am – Mon 9 Nov, 12 noonCandidate nominationsNominations open at 9 am on Wednesday 4 November and close at 12 noon on Monday 9 November.2026 state election ↗
Wed 4 Nov – Wed 25 Nov, 6 pmPostal vote applicationsAnyone can apply to vote by post. Applications open on Wednesday 4 November and close at 6 pm on Wednesday 25 November.Voting options ↗
Tue 17 Nov, 10 am to 4 pmLow-sensory votingA quieter voting session in each district, for neurodivergent voters and voters with sensory needs.Voting options ↗
Wed 18 Nov – Fri 27 NovEarly voting9 am to 6 pm every day except Sunday 22 November. You don't need a reason to vote early.Voting options ↗
Sat 28 NovElection dayVote at any voting centre in Victoria.Voting options ↗

The candidates on this site are those announced so far. The commission confirms the ballot after nominations close.

How to vote here · from the Victorian Electoral Commission

When you go to vote, you'll be given ballot papers for the district and region you're enrolled in. 2026 state election ↗
On the smaller lower house ballot paper, number every box in the order of your choice. How to fill out state ballot papers ↗

Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: MARCHANT, Alison (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
MARCHANT, Alison	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	20,103	42.63%
GRIGAU, Donnie	Liberal	15,617	33.12%
SEMMENS, Rachel	Australian Greens	5,537	11.74%
FENTON, Sarah	—	2,158	4.58%
CARDILINI, Adam	Animal Justice Party	1,088	2.31%
MANUELL, Guy	Family First Victoria	1,033	2.19%
RITCHIE, Brett Anthony	Derryn Hinch's Justice Party	770	1.63%
MUSE, Kylee	Freedom Party of Victoria	458	0.97%
TAYLOR, Brendan	Angry Victorians Party	389	0.82%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
MARCHANT, Alison	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	27,567	58.46%
GRIGAU, Donnie	Liberal	19,586	41.54%

Enrolment 55,022 · formal 47,153 · informal 2,156 · total 49,309

As the Victorian Electoral Commission published it (VEC results ↗). Parties are those the candidates stood for then; a member may have changed party since. The 2021 redivision of Victoria's State electoral boundaries came into effect on 1 November 2022 and will remain in place until the writ for the 2030 State election is issued, unless triggered sooner. Electoral Boundaries Commission ↗

Where they stand, issue by issue

Each entry is that person's own stated view, with its sources. The badge says what kind of source backs it — official record, own statement, news report or encyclopedia — which describes the evidence, not how much we believe it. Nothing is totalled or ranked; recorded votes are counted only to point to the member's record, where each is listed. See methodology.

Drugs & law and order

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Callum WhiteheadLiberal own statement

Callum Whitehead says "It is ridiculous that we have closed police stations on the Bellarine, while Portarlington and Ocean Grove are both operating at an extremely reduced capacity."

Callum Whitehead on Instagram, 20 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Dom Williams.

Native forest logging

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting official record

Voted aye on 30 May 2024 on an amendment moved during the Legislative Assembly's consideration of the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Repeal Bill 2024, which repealed the Sustainable Forests (Timber) Act 2004 following the cessation of native forest logging on 1 January 2024. The question was 'That the words proposed to be omitted stand part of the question' (Legislative Assembly, 30 May 2024; Ayes 53, Noes 24; agreed to): an aye vote kept the words the amendment proposed to omit. It was a vote on the amendment, not on the bill.

Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 2024-05-30

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Callum Whitehead, Dom Williams.

Housing & planning

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Callum WhiteheadLiberal own statement

On "the possibility of a Coles being constructed on this site", Callum Whitehead says "the community does not want this to go forward" and that he is "committed to working with the community, the Council and relevant authorities to STOP the overdevelopment of our community."

Callum Whitehead on Instagram, 22 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Dom Williams.

Education

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Callum WhiteheadLiberal own statement

Callum Whitehead writes that "we need to make it easier for them to train the next generation of skilled tradies" and that a Liberal government "will cover 50% of eligible apprenticeship training costs", giving young people the chance to "build a future right here on the Bellarine."

Callum Whitehead on Instagram, 13 October 2026

Dom WilliamsOther / minor party own statement

His party candidate page records him as 'active in campaigns for public education'.

Dom Williams - Bellarine

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope.

Transport & infrastructure

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Callum WhiteheadLiberal own statement

Callum Whitehead says "Our road network is in desperate need of some TLC. Murradoc Road is just one example of our deteriorating roads", and asks locals to tell him where the worst roads are.

Callum Whitehead on Instagram, 12 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Dom Williams.

Environment & water

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Dom WilliamsOther / minor party own statement

His party candidate page records him as 'a keen environmental activist who was part of organising School Strikes 4 Climate while at high school'.

Dom Williams - Bellarine

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Callum Whitehead, Dom Williams.

Energy

Alison MarchantLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Ronan Keogh, Ross McRae, Mitch Pope, Callum Whitehead, Dom Williams.

No one here has a sourced position on record on: welfare & social services, abortion & reproductive policy, sex work decriminalisation, nuclear & uranium, animal welfare.

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