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

Sitting member

Nick StaikosLabor · sitting memberMinister for Housing, Building and Precincts · Minister for Homelessness · Minister for Seniors

Announced candidates · 4

Liam KrugerOther / minor party · candidate
Herbert LonsingOne Nation · candidate
Karli McRostieGreens · candidate
Tynan PuttLiberal · 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: STAIKOS, Nick (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
STAIKOS, Nick	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	20,656	45.78%
TAYLOR-HAYNES, Debbie	Liberal	16,401	36.35%
GALLI-MCROSTIE, Alana	Australian Greens	4,845	10.74%
RYAN, Paul	Family First Victoria	1,331	2.95%
HARRIS, David	Animal Justice Party	1,098	2.43%
GNIESLAW, Simon	—	789	1.75%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
STAIKOS, Nick	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	26,188	58.04%
TAYLOR-HAYNES, Debbie	Liberal	18,932	41.96%

Enrolment 51,415 · formal 45,120 · informal 1,408 · total 46,528

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.

Voluntary assisted dying

Nick StaikosLabor · sitting news report

Voted on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly (conscience vote; the bill passed the Assembly 47-37 on 20 October 2017). Nick Staikos voted YES (in favour).

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Liam Kruger, Herbert Lonsing, Karli McRostie, Tynan Putt.

Native forest logging

Nick StaikosLabor · 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: Liam Kruger, Herbert Lonsing, Karli McRostie, Tynan Putt.

First Nations & treaty

Nick StaikosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Tynan PuttLiberal own statement

Tynan Putt writes: "Only a Liberal and Nationals Government will scrap Labor's divisive Treaty within our first 100 days, and save taxpayers $1 billion across the next decade by doing so."

Tynan Putt on Instagram, 13 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Liam Kruger, Herbert Lonsing, Karli McRostie.

Housing & planning

Nick StaikosLabor · sitting official record

As Minister for Consumer Affairs, Staikos championed the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024, which banned all forms of rental bidding, banned rental application fees, and lengthened notice periods for rent increases and notices to vacate: 'Victoria has the strongest rental protections in the country and this builds on our significant work to make renting fairer across the state.'

New Laws Passed To Make Renting Fairer In Victoria

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Tynan PuttLiberal own statement

Tynan Putt says Moorabbin residents raised the proposed Activity Centres, with "building heights in some activity-centre precincts, of up to 20 storeys", and writes: "Only a Liberal and Nationals Government will scrap the Activity Centre plans and give locals a genuine say."

Tynan Putt on Instagram, 18 August 2026

No sourced position on record: Liam Kruger, Herbert Lonsing, Karli McRostie, Tynan Putt.

Environment & water

Nick StaikosLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Liam Kruger, Herbert Lonsing, Karli McRostie, Tynan Putt.

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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