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Cranbourne

Victorian Legislative Assembly · VIC · Victoria 2026 · polling day 28 November 2026

Sitting member

Announced candidates · 5

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

Last election · 2022 State election

Elected: RICHARDS, Pauline (Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch).

First preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
RICHARDS, PaulineAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch18,85346.18%
SINGH, JagdeepLiberal11,23027.51%
VEMPATI, KiranAustralian Greens2,2825.59%
HARVEY, BradleyFamily First Victoria2,2495.51%
NORTON, ChrisLabour DLP2,0445.01%
HANSEN, Gerardine FrancesFreedom Party of Victoria1,7904.38%
PHILPOTT, Peter BernardDerryn Hinch's Justice Party1,1262.76%
BRENNAN, GwynneAnimal Justice Party1,0062.46%
RAGUPATHY, Ravi—2420.59%
After the distribution of preferences
CandidatePartyVotes%
RICHARDS, PaulineAustralian Labor Party - Victorian Branch21,93153.72%
SINGH, JagdeepLiberal12,97331.78%
HARVEY, BradleyFamily First Victoria5,91814.50%

Enrolment 51,173 · formal 40,822 · informal 3,234 · total 44,056

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

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Annalise MercerGreens own statement

Annalise Mercer says she condemns "the justice system for failing workers by not holding enough of the people who attack emergency service and health care workers accountable", and that "There should be no such thing as a 'special reason'" that lets them avoid the consequences.

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Native forest logging

Pauline RichardsLabor · 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.

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Housing & planning

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Annalise MercerGreens own statement

Lists "affordable housing" first among her stated priorities for Cranbourne of "affordable housing, public transport, health services, safer communities and green spaces".

Reem YunisOther / minor party own statement

States that "grocery and rental prices are out of control", identifying rental costs as a key campaign concern.

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Gino Tripodi.

Health

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Annalise MercerGreens own statement

Lists health services among her stated priorities for Cranbourne.

Reem YunisOther / minor party own statement

Prioritises funding "better childcare, schools, and hospitals" and opposes privatisation of public services.

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Gino Tripodi.

Education

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Reem YunisOther / minor party own statement

Prioritises funding "better childcare, schools, and hospitals" and opposes privatisation, arguing against "letting private companies profiteer by increasing costs and lowering standards".

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi.

Transport & infrastructure

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Annalise MercerGreens own statement

Lists public transport among her stated priorities, and says "people are feeling the pressures of rapid growth that has not been matched with the infrastructure and services we need".

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Energy

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Annalise MercerGreens own statement

Annalise Mercer urges people to sign a Clyde North petition and "say that the people demand a data centre moratorium".

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Economic nationalism

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Economy & tax

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Workplace & industrial relations

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Voluntary assisted dying

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Religious freedom

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Freedom of speech

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Gambling & gaming reform

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

First Nations & treaty

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

Environment & water

Pauline RichardsLabor · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Shane Foreman, Andrew Hirst, Annalise Mercer, Gino Tripodi, Reem Yunis.

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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