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

Sitting member

Meng Heang TakLabor · sitting member

Announced candidates · 6

Gavin BainOne Nation · candidate
Conor Boyd-EedleGreens · candidate
Kit MessageOther / minor party · candidate
John PaganisLiberal · candidate
Liam RocheOther / minor party · candidate
Caroline WhiteIndependent · 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: TAK, Meng Heang (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
TAK, Meng Heang	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	18,441	45.46%
RICHARDSON, Anthony	Liberal	11,593	28.58%
MOFFETT, Jessamine	Australian Greens	3,227	7.96%
WHITE, Caroline	—	3,167	7.81%
HASTINGS, Karen	Family First Victoria	1,215	3.00%
VO, Hung	—	1,122	2.77%
LITCHFIELD, Sue	Animal Justice Party	1,005	2.48%
WOLFE, Steve	Freedom Party of Victoria	794	1.96%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
TAK, Meng Heang	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	21,954	54.12%
RICHARDSON, Anthony	Liberal	12,921	31.85%
WHITE, Caroline	—	5,689	14.02%

Enrolment 48,450 · formal 40,564 · informal 2,477 · total 43,041

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.

Foreign policy & aid

Conor Boyd-EedleGreens own statement

Conor Boyd-Eedle's Greens profile says he has "been a vocal supporter of Palestinian liberation".

Conor Boyd-Eedle, Candidate for Clarinda (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Meng Heang Tak, Gavin Bain, Kit Message, John Paganis, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

Native forest logging

Meng Heang TakLabor · 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: Gavin Bain, Conor Boyd-Eedle, Kit Message, John Paganis, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

Housing & planning

Meng Heang TakLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Conor Boyd-EedleGreens own statement

States he is passionate about 'affordable housing and building more public housing'.

Conor Boyd-Eedle - Australian Greens Victoria (archived copy)

Kit MessageOther / minor party own statement

States: "We need to tackle the cost of living and housing crisis now so everyone can live a decent life."

Kit Message - Victorian Socialists candidate for Clarinda

John PaganisLiberal own statement

John Paganis says of Heatherton residents’ concern about “the loss of green space and the impact of development on their community”: “I hear those concerns, and I share them. Our communities deserve to have a real say in decisions that affect their neighbourhoods, their environment and their future.”

John Paganis on Instagram, 23 October 2026

No sourced position on record: Gavin Bain, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

Education

Meng Heang TakLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Conor Boyd-EedleGreens own statement

Supports 'fully funded public education'.

Conor Boyd-Eedle - Australian Greens Victoria (archived copy)

John PaganisLiberal own statement

John Paganis says that with the proposed Talbot Village development “we need to start planning now for the additional pressure that new families could place on our local schools”, and “Clarinda Primary deserves strong government support, proper planning and the resources it needs to grow with our community.”

John Paganis on Instagram, 23 October 2026

No sourced position on record: Gavin Bain, Kit Message, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

Transport & infrastructure

Meng Heang TakLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Conor Boyd-EedleGreens own statement

Supports 'free and accessible public transportation'.

Conor Boyd-Eedle - Australian Greens Victoria (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Gavin Bain, Conor Boyd-Eedle, Kit Message, John Paganis, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

Environment & water

Meng Heang TakLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Gavin Bain, Conor Boyd-Eedle, Kit Message, John Paganis, Liam Roche, Caroline White.

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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