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.
Economy & tax
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent news report
Chrysten Abraham's site says "Families have to budget, and government should too" and proposes to "Audit major spending and restore fiscal responsibility".
No sourced position on record: Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Welfare & social services
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent own statement
Chrysten Abraham asks "why can't we find $2.5 million for people sleeping on our streets?" in Frankston, saying "What we need is action. A safe place to sleep."
No sourced position on record: Paul Edbrooke, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Workplace & industrial relations
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent own statement
Chrysten Abraham says "The least government can do is make sure the truck starts and we keep them as safe as we can" about firefighters, after meeting the United Firefighters Union.
No sourced position on record: Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Voluntary assisted dying
Paul EdbrookeLabor · 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). Paul Edbrooke voted YES (in favour).
2 recorded votes on this issue on their record
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Gender & LGBTQ+ policy
Andrew CheesemanOther / minor party own statement
Cheeseman's Victorian Socialists candidate profile states that in his 30s he campaigned for marriage equality.
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Freedom of speech
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent news report
In a media release headed "Threats have no place in politics. Neither does silencing debate.", Chrysten Abraham says "Condemning threats is not the same as condemning debate. We must be capable of doing one without silencing the other."
No sourced position on record: Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Drugs & law and order
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent own statement
Chrysten Abraham says her plan is to "prevent crime before it happens, tackle the causes, properly resource frontline services and hold offenders accountable for their actions."
Bree AmbryLiberal own statement
Bree Ambry says the biggest theme in Seaford, Karingal, Lakewood Estate and Frankston South is that "our community is worried about the rise of youth crime", and that the Liberal team is "investing in 3000 more frontline police officers, stronger consequences for youth crime and adult time for adult crime."
Katie GoulasGreens own statement
Names "safer communities" as part of her advocacy platform; is studying Justice and Criminology and volunteers as an advocate for children in juvenile detention.
No sourced position on record: Andrew Cheeseman, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Native forest logging
Paul EdbrookeLabor · 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: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Integrity & anti-corruption
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent news report
Campaigns on “no party politics [and] no hidden agendas,” pledging to “fix what political parties have broken.”
Andrew CheesemanOther / minor party own statement
Pledges that, if elected, he would take whichever is less of the Frankston and Victorian median wages and donate the rest of his parliamentary salary to community campaigns, saying "I won't rise out of this community, I'll rise with it, or not at all".
No sourced position on record: Bree Ambry, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Housing & planning
Andrew CheesemanOther / minor party own statement
Says "I stand for taxing landlords until they scream, then taxing them some more", as part of a platform of rebuilding privatised public services and taxing the rich.
Katie GoulasGreens own statement
Names affordable housing as a primary advocacy area, saying that when "services like healthcare, education and affordable housing are limited, the repercussions are vast".
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Health
Bree AmbryLiberal own statement
Bree Ambry says that in "two decades working within healthcare and hospitals" she has "watched the number of code grey and blacks increase dramatically", that "Safety is not something that can be compromised on", and that a Liberal government will introduce "PSOs into major hospitals to help reduce the occupational violence that our healthcare staff experience."
Katie GoulasGreens own statement
Names health services as a campaign focus, saying limited access to services like healthcare has vast repercussions for the community.
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Andrew Cheeseman, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Education
Chrysten AbrahamIndependent news report
Chrysten Abraham's site proposes "Career planning and industry exposure from Year 10", tutoring, mentoring, apprenticeships and work experience, and "Stronger connections between schools, training providers and employers".
No sourced position on record: Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Transport & infrastructure
Bree AmbryLiberal own statement
Bree Ambry says "Our Liberal team will be prioritising the maintenance of our roads as we can't have another fatality due to our roads conditions", and asks locals to tell her which sections of road worry them.
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Energy
Katie GoulasGreens own statement
Katie Goulas says the Greens "plan to restore and protect the environment by banning gas drilling, replace coal and gas with renewables and make big polluters fund clean-up for communities hit by climate disasters".
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Environment & water
Katie GoulasGreens own statement
Prioritises "strong climate action" and says she cares about environmental sustainability.
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Economic nationalism
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Religious freedom
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Gambling & gaming reform
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
Hunting (duck & native birds)
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
First Nations & treaty
No sourced position on record: Chrysten Abraham, Bree Ambry, Andrew Cheeseman, Katie Goulas, Julie Harman, Paul Stafford.
No one here has a sourced position on record on: abortion & reproductive policy, sex work decriminalisation, nuclear & uranium, animal welfare.
