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

Sitting member

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting member

Announced candidates · 4

Amy Barry-MacaulayLabor · candidate
Zave EvansGreens · candidate
Lachie McGenniskenOther / minor party · candidate
Bianca WilkeOne Nation · 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

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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: O'BRIEN, Danny (The Nationals).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
O'BRIEN, Danny	The Nationals	22,566	53.27%
RYAN, Denise	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	9,920	23.42%
TIZIANI-SIMPSON, Jay	Australian Greens	3,538	8.35%
ESLER, Clay	—	2,414	5.70%
NEWNHAM, Angela	Freedom Party of Victoria	1,357	3.20%
JEGES, Helen	Animal Justice Party	1,350	3.19%
FURLONG, Paul	Family First Victoria	1,218	2.88%

Enrolment 49,715 · formal 42,363 · informal 2,354 · total 44,717

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

Danny O'BrienNationals · 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). Danny O'Brien voted NO (against).

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Drugs & law and order

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting own statement

Nationals MLA for Gippsland South. O'Brien has campaigned on rising regional crime, citing Crime Statistics Agency data that more than 62 criminal offences are recorded on average every day across the three local government areas that make up the Gippsland South electorate, and saying 'These figures show the reality of rising crime across Gippsland.' He backs a Nationals law-and-order platform including hiring an additional 3,000 police officers and reopening police stations that have been closed or faced reduced hours.

Danny O'Brien MP - 62 Crimes a Day: Crime Figures Continue to Rise

20 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Native forest logging

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting official record

Voted no 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): a no vote favoured omitting them. It was a vote on the amendment, not on the bill.

Hansard, Legislative Assembly, 2024-05-30

Zave EvansGreens own statement

Names native forests among the issues he is running to talk practically about in Gippsland South, alongside land use and bushfire risk.

Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Integrity & anti-corruption

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Zave EvansGreens own statement

Zave Evans's caption asks whether parties that accept fossil fuel donations "consistently work against … laws restricting the involvement of money in political decision making", and lists "Restrict lobbying power and political donations" first among what "The Greens want to" do.

Zave Evans on Instagram, 24 July 2026

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Energy

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Zave EvansGreens own statement

Names offshore gas and the role of multinational corporations in regional Australia among his stated priority issues.

Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Environment & water

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Zave EvansGreens own statement

Says his priorities focus on bushfire risk and land use, seeking solutions that "benefit people and place and deliver a resilient future for Gippsland South"; his background is in conservation work and frontline bushfire response.

Zave Evans, Candidate for Gippsland South (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Economic nationalism

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Economy & tax

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

13 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Workplace & industrial relations

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

8 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Gender & LGBTQ+ policy

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Religious freedom

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Freedom of speech

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Gambling & gaming reform

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

4 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Hunting (duck & native birds)

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

First Nations & treaty

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Housing & planning

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Health

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Education

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

Transport & infrastructure

Danny O'BrienNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Amy Barry-Macaulay, Zave Evans, Lachie McGennisken, Bianca Wilke.

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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