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

Sitting member

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting member

Announced candidates · 3

Katie ClementsGreens · candidate
Guy CooperOne Nation · candidate
Renee NayefOther / minor party · 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: BENHAM, Jade (The Nationals).

First preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
CUPPER, Ali	—	12,913	33.86%
BENHAM, Jade	The Nationals	9,868	25.87%
MATHESON, Paul	Liberal	7,291	19.12%
ZIGOURAS, Stella	Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch	2,483	6.51%
MILNE, Glenn	—	1,716	4.50%
BRYMER, Sonia	—	1,080	2.83%
CLEMENTS, Katie	Australian Greens	894	2.34%
SHARPE, Felicity	Labour DLP	586	1.54%
STRATTON, Brad	Family First Victoria	560	1.47%
BROUGHAM, Philippe John	Freedom Party of Victoria	416	1.09%
ZAYN, Angylina	Animal Justice Party	333	0.87%

After the distribution of preferences
Candidate	Party	Votes	%
BENHAM, Jade	The Nationals	19,520	51.18%
CUPPER, Ali	—	18,620	48.82%

Enrolment 47,941 · formal 38,140 · informal 3,096 · total 41,236

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.

Native forest logging

Jade BenhamNationals · 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

No sourced position on record: Katie Clements, Guy Cooper, Renee Nayef.

First Nations & treaty

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Renee NayefOther / minor party own statement

Wants 'land theft reparations for Indigenous communities' and 'an end to the modern day stolen generation through the out-of-home care scheme', with 'more investment to address socio-economic outcomes' for Aboriginal communities facing neglect in housing, healthcare and jobs.

Renee Nayef - Victorian Socialists candidate

No sourced position on record: Katie Clements, Guy Cooper.

Housing & planning

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

9 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Katie ClementsGreens own statement

Katie Clements's Greens profile says she wants "meaningful cost of living relief through affordable housing and rent caps".

Katie Clements, Candidate for Mildura & Councillor for Rural City of Mildura (archived copy)

Renee NayefOther / minor party own statement

Wants construction of new public housing.

Renee Nayef - Victorian Socialists candidate

No sourced position on record: Guy Cooper.

Health

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

3 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Renee NayefOther / minor party own statement

Wants 'fully funded regional hospitals and healthcare'.

Renee Nayef - Victorian Socialists candidate

No sourced position on record: Katie Clements, Guy Cooper.

Education

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

1 recorded vote on this issue on their record

Katie ClementsGreens own statement

Katie Clements's Greens profile says that, as a teacher, she sees "firsthand the inadequate funding our schools receive".

Katie Clements, Candidate for Mildura & Councillor for Rural City of Mildura (archived copy)

No sourced position on record: Guy Cooper, Renee Nayef.

Energy

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

11 recorded votes on this issue on their record

Katie ClementsGreens own statement

Katie Clements's Greens profile says she sees "so much potential for Mildura" to be "at the forefront of renewable energy".

Katie Clements, Candidate for Mildura & Councillor for Rural City of Mildura (archived copy)

Renee NayefOther / minor party own statement

Wants 'public ownership of essential services', noting energy and water 'have been sold off to private companies'.

Renee Nayef - Victorian Socialists candidate

No sourced position on record: Katie Clements, Guy Cooper, Renee Nayef.

Environment & water

Jade BenhamNationals · sitting

No statement on file.

2 recorded votes on this issue on their record

No sourced position on record: Katie Clements, Guy Cooper, Renee Nayef.

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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